This question may sound a bit stupid, but I couldn't figure out, how to start a Scala method from the command line.
I compiled the following file Test.scala :
package example
object Test {
def print() {
println("Hello World")
}
}
with scalac Test.scala.
Then, I can run the method print with scala in two steps:
C:\Users\John\Scala\Examples>scala
Welcome to Scala version 2.9.2 (Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM, Java 1.6.0_32).
Type in expressions to have them evaluated.
Type :help for more information.
scala> example.Test.print
Hello World
But what I really like to do is, to run the method directly from the command line with one command like scala example.Test.print.
How can I achieve this goal ?
UPDATE: Suggested solution by ArikG does not work for me - What I am missing ?
C:\Users\John\Scala\Examples>scala -e 'example.Test.print'
C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\scalacmd1874056752498579477.scala:1: error: u
nclosed character literal
'example.Test.print'
^
one error found
C:\Users\John\Scala\Examples>scala -e "example.Test.print"
C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\scalacmd1889443681948722298.scala:1: error: o
bject Test in package example cannot be accessed in package example
example.Test.print
^
one error found
where
C:\Users\John\Scala\Examples>dir example
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 4C49-8C7F
Directory of C:\Users\John\Scala\Examples\example
14.08.2012 12:14 <DIR> .
14.08.2012 12:14 <DIR> ..
14.08.2012 12:14 493 Test$.class
14.08.2012 12:14 530 Test.class
2 File(s) 1.023 bytes
2 Dir(s) 107.935.760.384 bytes free
UPDATE 2 - Possible SOLUTIONs:
- As ArikG correctly suggested, with
scala -e "import example.Test._; print"works well with Windows 7. - See answer of Daniel to get it work without the import statement