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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Methods and Constants

Broderic Crowe
Broderic Crowe
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Posted by Broderic Crowe
Broderic Crowe
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General Question: What does repl do exactly?

Is the purpose of the repl only to access certain parts of the code we've already written? What exactly does this help us do in the long run?

any general info would be awesome:)

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Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
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Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
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A read–eval–print loop (REPL), also known as an interactive toplevel or language shell, is a simple, interactive computer programming environment that takes single user inputs (i.e. single expressions), evaluates them, and returns the result to the user; a program written in a REPL environment is executed piecewise.

Mike Atkinson
Mike Atkinson
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Mike Atkinson
Mike Atkinson
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Yes, it allows you to type in your program line by line. It is very useful for learning, because it will give you instant feedback on the line you just put in. It's good for playing around with a new idea you had, or maybe just testing how something works.