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Built-in Global Functions

Jactl provides a number of built-in global functions.

print​

The print function prints its arguments to the console.

println​

The println function prints its arguments to the console, followed by a newline.

sprintf​

The sprintf function formats a string according to a format specifier.

nextLine​

The nextLine function reads a line of input from the console.

stream​

The stream function creates a stream from a collection.

nanoTime​

The nanoTime function returns the current value of the system's high-resolution time source, in nanoseconds.

sleep​

The sleep function suspends the current thread for a specified number of milliseconds.

checkpoint​

The checkpoint function saves the current state of the script.