Resources

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• To learn more about the differences between programming in C/C++ and programming in the Java language -- from a C/C++ programmer's perspective -- see the tutorial, "Introduction to Java for C/C++ programmers" (developerWorks, April 1999).
  
  
  
• The recent article "Weighing in on Java native compilation" (developerWorks, January 2002) uses comparative benchmarks to look at the pros and cons of the Java Native Interface.
  
  
• To further your education in Java programming, see the complete listing of developerWorks tutorials on Java programming.
  
  
• You'll find hundreds of articles about every aspect of Java programming in the IBM developerWorks Java technology zone.
  
  
• To learn more about programming in C++, start with Bjarne Stroustrup's The C++ Programming Language, Third Edition (Addison-Wesley, 1996).
  
  
• Another good reference is Kris Jamsa and Lars Klander's Jamsa's C/C++ Programmer's Bible (Jamsa Press, 1998).
  
  
• For a more object-oriented approach, see Cay S. Horstmann's Mastering Object-Oriented Design in C++ (John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1995).
  
  
• Andrew C. Staugaard, Jr., wrote Structured and Object-Oriented Techniques: An Introduction using C++ (Prentice Hall, 1997).
  
  
• Learn more about the Java Native Interface with Sheng Liang's Java Native Interface: Programmer's Guide and Specification (Sun Microsystems Press, 1999).
  
  
• David Flanagan's Java in a Nutshell, Third Edition is essential reading for any Java programmer (O'Reilly, 1999).
  
  
• Also see volumes I and II of the Core Java 2 series by Cay S. Horstmann and Gary Cornell (Sun Microsystems Press, 2000).
  
  
• The Java 2 Developer's Handbook by Philip Heller and Simon Roberts is an excellent resource (Sybex, 1999).
  
  
• To learn more about the Java platform's security model, see Scott Oaks's Java Security, Second Edition (O'Reilly, 2001).
  
  
• For an in-depth look at Java data structures and algorithms, see Robert Lafore's Data Structures & Algorithms in Java (Waite Group Press, 1998).
  
  

Get products and technologies

• Download the complete source files, j-jni-source.zip, for this tutorial.
  
  
• Download the Java 2 platform, Standard Edition, version 1.4.
  
  
• If you're a Windows user, you'll likely use Visual C++ to compile your C/C++ code.
  
  
• If you're a UNIX user, you'll likely use cc to compile your C/C++ code. Of course, GCC is an equally viable, open-source option.
  
  
• IBM's VisualAge for Java is a complete Java development package, including a C/C++ compiler.
  
  
• Further explore your options with developerWorks' listing of IBM developer kits for Java technology.
  
  

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Table of contents

• About this tutorial
• Calling C/C++ code from Java programs
• Calling Java code from C/C++ programs
• Advanced topics
• Wrap-up
• Appendices
• Resources
• About the author

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