Uses of Interface javax.script.ScriptEngineFactory (Java SE 10 & JDK 10 )

## Uses of Interface
javax.script.ScriptEngineFactory

- Packages that use ScriptEngineFactory
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.script | The scripting API consists of interfaces and classes that define Java™ Scripting Engines and provides a framework for their use in Java applications.
  jdk.nashorn.api.scripting | This package provides the `javax.script` integration, which is the preferred way to use Nashorn.

- - ### Uses of ScriptEngineFactory in javax.script

    Methods in javax.script that return ScriptEngineFactory
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `ScriptEngineFactory` | ScriptEngine.`getFactory()` | Returns a `ScriptEngineFactory` for the class to which this `ScriptEngine` belongs.

    Methods in javax.script that return types with arguments of type ScriptEngineFactory
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `List<ScriptEngineFactory>` | ScriptEngineManager.`getEngineFactories()` | Returns a list whose elements are instances of all the `ScriptEngineFactory` classes found by the discovery mechanism.

    Methods in javax.script with parameters of type ScriptEngineFactory
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | ScriptEngineManager.`registerEngineExtension​(String extension, ScriptEngineFactory factory)` | Registers a `ScriptEngineFactory` to handle an extension.
    `void` | ScriptEngineManager.`registerEngineMimeType​(String type, ScriptEngineFactory factory)` | Registers a `ScriptEngineFactory` to handle a mime type.
    `void` | ScriptEngineManager.`registerEngineName​(String name, ScriptEngineFactory factory)` | Registers a `ScriptEngineFactory` to handle a language name.

  - ### Uses of ScriptEngineFactory in jdk.nashorn.api.scripting

    Classes in jdk.nashorn.api.scripting that implement ScriptEngineFactory
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `NashornScriptEngineFactory` | JSR-223 compliant script engine factory for Nashorn.