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You can also get some help by executing the help command, as illustrated in Figure 8-4.
play help
Figure 8-4. Help in Play 2
Figure 8-5. Creating the helloworld application
Figure 8-6. Specifying whether the application is a Scala or Java application
Now you can create your first Java web application with Play. Let’s Play!
Hello World Java Application with Play
To create a new application, you just have to use the play command-line tool with the parameter new
followed by the name of the new application, in this case helloworld, as illustrated in Figure 8-5.
Play 2 will ask you to specify whether your application is a Scala or Java application, as illustrated
in Figure 8-6.