If I have a simple Clojure print statement as a String in Java, how can I execute it with Clojure?

Question

String printcode = "(print "foo")";

If I have the above String in java, is there anyway to execute it by clojure inside the Java ?

What does it mean to "have a string in Java?" Can you be a bit more explicit? — markspace
– markspace, Commented Jul 23, 2018 at 15:52
@markspace just a simple String as my example. having the clojure code as a String — Tiara
– Tiara, Commented Jul 23, 2018 at 15:52
Someone who knows Clojure might understand, but I don't think Java programmers will. You're literally asking how to execute the above single statement in Clojure? — markspace
– markspace, Commented Jul 23, 2018 at 15:54

Aleph Aleph · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-23 16:28:14Z

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The following should work (assuming that you have properly set up dependencies and initialised the Clojure runtime):

import clojure.lang.RT;
import clojure.lang.Compiler;

...

Compiler.eval(RT.readString("(print \"foo\")")));

answered Jul 23, 2018 at 16:28

Aleph Aleph

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