JEP is a Java mathematical expression parser. This means that you can pass JEP a string of mathematical operations (which may also contain variables) to perform and get back an answer.
To start using JEP, create an instance of the parser:
JEP j = new JEP();
Then, if you plan on using functions such as sin or cos, you need to tell JEP to expect these by calling the parser's addStandardFunctions method:
j.addStandardFunctions();
You're ready to start parsing. Call the parseExpression method with the expression that needs parsing. In this case, we'll parse whatever is passed from the command line:
j.parseExpression(args[0]);
Now print the result:
System.out.println(j.getValue());
For example, if the expression was "75 * 4 / (3 * 100)", the output would be:
1.0
If you want to use variables in your expression, you must tell JEP to expect these variables by calling the parser's addVariable method:
j.addVariable("x", 0);
One thing to keep in mind if you decide to use JEP in your code is that JEP comes with one of two licences: GPL or commercial. Depending on the environment you plan on using it in, the licence type may be important to you.
Below is a complete example that parses the expression passed in as a command line argument.
import org.nfunk.jep.JEP;
public class JepTip {
public static void main(String []args) { JEP j = new JEP();
j.addStandardFunctions();
j.parseExpression(args[0]);
System.out.println(j.getValue()); } }
Visit the JEP website to get complete documentation and plenty of sample code.








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