JNI Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions : JavaTM 2 SDK v1.2 and JNI We answer a few frequently asked questions about JNI in the Java 2 SDK v1.2 (formerly known as JDK 1.2). The questions were assembled from your feedback to jni@java.sun.com. If you have any comments about this page, or would like some other question answered here, be sure to send us email by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page. The terms shared library and dynamic linked library (DLL) are used interchangeably in this document. This loose usage is intentional because in the context of our discussion they serve the same purpose: if you are Unix developer your native methods reside in a shared library, and on Windows they reside in a DLL. Hence, any mention of jvm.dll from the Windows release, can be substituted with libjvm.so from the Solaris release, unless otherwise noted.

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