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Calling Java from C?

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The Question is:

 
I am trying to write a C program that will invoke a JVM and load a java class
 file.  The question I have is what shared library do I link against so that
 when the program runs it starts up the java virtual machine.
 
 

The Answer is :

 
  There are different variations of having C code call Java code...
 
    o You have an application written in C that must call Java code.
      The usual approach is via a C fork/exec or system call, invoking
      Java at the command line.
 
    o If the C application accesses a access a Java applet, then the
      appletviewer is invoked as an application, or you can invoke a
      web browser and control its access -- but short of duplicating
      the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) environment, you cannot directly
      access an applet.
 
    o A native method call needs to a call back into the Java VM to
      invoke a Java method.  You will need to know how to set up a
      constructor to create the object, via execute_java_constructor().
      (This particular call is declared in java/include/interpreter.h.)
      Other C functions are present in this include that can permit
      access to Java methods.)
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 21-AUG-2000 )
     
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