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SelendroidDriver not in jar file

I have recently written a Selenium program in Java that works perfectly with the FireFoxDriver(). My step 2 is to be able to run this program on my Android device with Selendroid. I went on their website here and have been able to download the jar and connect to their localhost with port:4444.
However, when I try their example, Eclipse doesn't recognize the SelendroidDriver() and suggests me to go back to WebDriver().
Here is their code:
SelendroidCapabilities capa = new SelendroidCapabilities("io.selendroid.testapp:0.10.0");
// My error appears when I create the new SelendroidDriver().
WebDriver driver = new SelendroidDriver(capa);
WebElement inputField = driver.findElement(By.id("my_text_field"));
Assert.assertEquals("true", inputField.getAttribute("enabled"));
inputField.sendKeys("Selendroid");
Assert.assertEquals("Selendroid", inputField.getText());
driver.quit();
I have also noticed that the SelendroidDriver class does not appear in my files although I downloaded the Selendroid jar file, version 0.10.0.

For those of you who are curious about how I fixed my problem, here is what I did:
I went to this site to get the selendroid-client jar file corresponding to the standalone version I had.
Downloading the standalone jar file was somehow not enough.

I was facing the same problem till I found the SelendroidDriver class here. Import this and change the package name according to your project.
SelendroidDriver.java has classes implementing interface methods, which in Java 1.6 can be annotated with #Override. However, in Java 1.5, #override could only be applied to methods overriding a superclass method.
Go to your project preferences and set the "Java compiler level" to 1.6 and also make sure you select JRE 1.6 to execute your program from Eclipse.
After adding this class, you would still see multiple dependency errors, but now in the SelendroidDriver.java file. You can import these classes now to counter these errors. Ensure that the package hierarchies are maintained correctly, in accordance with the GitHub directories and your working project.
After importing all these classes, the constant fields SWITCH_TO_CONTEXT, GET_CONTEXT_HANDLES and GET_CURRENT_CONTEXT_HANDLE were not being resolved. I used a poor workaround of changing them to some other available constant field for testing this sample.

I struggled a lot with this error and finally came to know that the paths have been changed in the latest releases. Use these paths and it shall work:
import io.selendroid.common.SelendroidCapabilities;
import io.selendroid.client.SelendroidDriver;
Tested this for versions 0.15.0 & 0.17.0

How do I import the necessary Jinterface packages in Java?

I understand that I need to import the packages in
import com.ericsson.otp.erlang.*;
To run Jinterface in Java, this is not included in Java's default libraries but in Erlang's. How do I access this library? Which path should I use? I've google it but found nothing. I am using Ubuntu 13.10. The above code is not enough for this to work.

If you have done any Java development before, then you know that you should add OtpErlang.jar to your application's class path.
You can do this in the command line, Ant, Maven, Gradle or even in your IDE.
Command line example:
javac -classpath OtpErlang.jar YourGame.java
I use OS X and OtpErlang.jar is under:
/usr/local/Cellar/erlang/R16B03-1/lib/erlang/lib/jinterface-1.5.8/priv/OtpErlang.jar
Keep in mind that you need to include OtpErlang.jar also when you run your game.

Try looking in the Jinterface users Guide, they give an example of compiling the Java code.

Issue running java program from batch file, runs fine in IDE

I'm doing some basic java homework for a class on my new laptop - issue is, I can't seem to get the program to compile and run from my batch file using the directions the instructor gave me.
I've set the Path variable to my JDK inside the Environment Variables settings.
My program is a simple shipping program to keep track of shipment information - I have the program working flawlessly in NetBeans (which our instructor advised us to use for developing the code), but he's going to be testing them using batch files, so we're also advised to test them on our systems with one we create prior to turning them in - pretty straightforward.
Issue is, I cannot seem to get this to work. I've never done it before, but I've used .bat files to compile and run C++ programs, as well as using makefiles on a unix system, so I feel like I'm absolutely stupid for not figuring this out on my own, but none of my searches have returned any fruitful solutions that help at all.
My program consists of 3 .java files:
Shipment.java - an interface that contains abstracted methods that are implemented in the ShipmentHW1 class
ShipmentHW1.java - a class that implements the abstracted methods from Shipment and has constructors, etc to create a usable object
TestShipment.java - the main class of this program, which utilizes and creates ShipmentHW1 objects based on preset parameters. This is super duper basic stuff here, and again, it runs perfectly fine inside the NetBeans IDE.
The instructions given to us state to have the batch file inside the package directory (which in this case I've set aside a seperate folder on my desktop titled "shipping", which is the package name - shouldn't be any issues there), where the 3 .java files are located as well.
They say if you don't need to explicitly list the path to the JDK, then you can simply have
javac TestShipment.java
java TestShipment.java
pause
Afterwards I get errors talking about how it "cannot find symbol Shipment s = new ShipmentHW1();"
I've tried adding imports, but since they're in the same package it shouldn't even be an issue.
Directory path is
C:\Users\X\Desktop\shipping
All 7 files are contained within:
TestShipment.java
TestShipment.class
Shipment.java
Shipment.class
ShipmentHW1.java
ShipmentHW1.class
doHW1.bat
Does anyone have any idea? I can provide more information if I've been too vague
Also, I'm on Windows 8 if that makes any difference

Solved
Batch file now reads
javac TestShipment.java Shipment.java ShipmentHW1.java
cd ..
java shipment.TestShipment
pause
and it works like a charm. Anyone have any ideas why I had to call the package.class instead of just compiling it regularly?

Try doing
javac TestShipment.java
java TestShipment
pause

Without seeing the contents of TestShipment.java, I'll assume you have some dependency on the Shipment and ShipmentHW1 classes. As such, when you execute a program that uses the TestShipment class, you need to have the .class files for each of the three (and any other dependencies).
So you will have to compile Shipment.java and ShipmentHW1.java as well before running your java command. If they are in the same package, you're good, if not, you will have to specify an appropriate value for the -cp option.
When running java with a class name, you need to specify the fully qualified class name.

If your .java files are declared to be in the 'shipping' package, then you probably need to be running java from the parent directory of 'shipping', e.g.
cd <path>/shipping
javac TestShipment.java
cd ..
java shipping/TestShipment

RemoteActorRefProvider ClassNotFound

I'm struggling trying to get remote actors setup in Scala. I'm running Scala 2.10.2 and Akka 2.2.1.
I compile using [I've shortened the paths on the classpath arg for clarity sake]:
$ scalac -classpath "akka-2.2.1/lib:akka-2.2.1/lib/scala-library.jar:akka-2.2.1/lib/akka:akka-2.2.1/lib/akka/scala-reflect-2.10.1.jar:akka-2.2.1/lib/akka/config-1.0.2.jar:akka-2.2.1/lib/akka/akka-remote_2.10-2.2.1.jar:akka-2.2.1/lib/akka/akka-kernel_2.10-2.2.1.jar:akka-2.2.1/lib/akka/akka-actor_2.10-2.2.1.jar:." [file.scala]
I've continuously added new libraries trying to debug this - I'm pretty sure all I really need to include is akka-remote, but the others shouldn't hurt.
No issues compiling.
I attempt to run like this:
$ scala -classpath "[same as above]" [application]
And I receive a NSM exception:
java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: akka.remote.RemoteActorRefProvider.<init>(java.lang.String, akka.actor.ActorSystem$Settings, akka.event.EventStream, akka.actor.Scheduler, akka.actor.DynamicAccess)
at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:2810)
at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructor(Class.java:2053)
...
Looking into the source code, it appears that Akka 2.2.X's flavor of this constructor takes 4 arguments (the Scheduler is removed). But in Akka < 2.2.X, the constructor takes 5 args.
Thus, I'm thinking my classpath isn't setup quite right. At compile-time, Scala must be finding the <2.2.X flavor. I don't even know where it would be finding it, since I only have Akka 2.2.1 installed.
Any suggestions!? Thanks! (Please don't say to use SBT).

The problem here is that the Scala distribution contains akka-actor 2.1.0 and helpfully puts that in the boot class path for you. We very strongly recommend using a dependency manager like sbt or maven when building anything which goes beyond the most trivial projects.

As noted in another answer, the problem is that scala puts a different version of Akka into the bootclasspath.
To more directly answer your question (as you said you don't want to use sbt): you can execute your program with java instead of scala. You just have to put the appropriate Scala jars into the classpath.
Here is a spark-dev message about the problem. The important part is: "the workaround is to use java to launch the application instead of scala. All you need to do is to include the right Scala jars (scala-library and scala-compiler) in the classpath."

Is there a way to run short bits of Java code without compiling?

Is there a way to run or simulate running Java statements (kind of like IDLE - the Python GUI) without compiling and running the executable? I want to quickly test statements to see if they work. Thanks.

Yep, you can use Eclipse, create a single project, and create a Scrapbook Page in that project.
You can also specify import statements: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=31789&seqNum=3
Scrapbook pages get their classpath
from the containing project's build
path. If in a scrapbook page you want
to reference a Java element that is
not on the build path of the
containing Java project, you need to
add to the Java project's build path.
Scrapbook pages also allow you to
specify import statements. You do this
by selecting Set Imports from the
context menu of a scrapbook page or
Set Import Declarations for Running
Code from the toolbar. You need to set
import statements for references to
Java declarations in your projects.
This is a common oversight. If the
type or package you are attempting to
import is not listed in the Add
dialog, it means you need to add it to
the build path of the project
containing the scrapbook page. If you
are referencing an element that has
multiple declarations, you will need
to add an import statement to uniquely
identify the element.
Edit: Got another solution too: http://ideone.com. It's an online IDE and debugging tool. You can see an example here: http://ideone.com/98sA8, but it looks like you have to set up a bit more than on a scrapbook page.
Edit 2:
Nowadays in Java 11, if it's a simple app in a single file you can run it directly from the java command (on the command line) which will handle all the compilation for you behind the scenes:
java HelloWorld.java
This is useful for students, as they can get started with Java without learning all of the javac compilation routine.

As of Java 11 (JEP 330) it is now possible to run Java files directly with the java tool:
java Factorial.java 3 4 5
is informally equivalent to
javac -d <memory> Factorial.java
java -cp <memory> Factorial 3 4 5
Java also added support for "shebang" files.
For more details see:
http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/330

Using Eclipse, you can create a Scrapbook page which will allow you to do exactly this.
Caveats:
You need to use full binary class names for anything outside of java.lang
You need to select the code (standard text selection) that you want to run
There are three different methods for running -- Inspect, Display, and Run. Inspect and Display are virtually the same, showing you the result of the last statement in your code (so you don't need to print it or anything), Run runs the selected code and dumps any output to the console view.

Never used it, but BeanShell seems to do what you want

You should be able to use Beanshell to do this:
http://www.beanshell.org/download.html
Your other alternative, if you're using Eclipse, is to make use of the scrapbook functionality:
http://help.eclipse.org/helios/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.jdt.doc.user/tasks/task-create_scrapbook_page.htm

You can accomplish this with Groovy and the Groovy Console, with the caveat that you'd need to know how to express whatever you are trying to express in Java in the Groovy language:

you might want to checkout janino http://docs.codehaus.org/display/JANINO/Home also ..

JGrasp is the best solution. There is a thing called interactions, that's perfectly fine.

Use JShell, which is included by default starting from JDK 9. It is command-line based Read Eval Print Loop (REPL), where you can enter Java code, and get the results immediately.