## Uses of Interface
javax.script.ScriptEngineFactory

Packages that use ScriptEngineFactory
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
`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
`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
`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
`class` `NashornScriptEngineFactory` Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Nashorn JavaScript script engine and APIs, and the jjs tool are deprecated with the intent to remove them in a future release.