Question for all java programers

Hi all!

I have a program written in C and I want to do a graphic interface for this program. Is this possible to do in Java and how to use my C code or include it into a Java program? Thanks a lot for any kind of suggestion.

I have read articles (sorry, I can't find links to them) on how to compile a C class into a DLL and reference it in Java. The downside that I could see is you really lose Java's portability. The DLL would likely be Windows-only.

Personally, I think you would be better doing it either completely in C or completely in Java. C/C++ will have a faster GUI, but Java will have better platform support (not writing code twice).

That's my two-cents... I'd love to hear from anyone who has actually attempted this though.

the keyword you are looking for is jni (short for java native interface), and google have a lot of answers if you search it.

Thanks

Hello,
We can use c code in Java in very easy way.
Actuly as we know, C is procedure oriented Language.
That means everything in C is embeded in functions,
And if you want to use C code means you only need to give call to that function.

For that you will require C compliled DLL and you need to declare funtions which you are going to call in Java as Extern C

" I know the concept but till today i dont need to implement it, else i provide you code too"

Thanks.
Ari D.