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Java Native Interface Specification

May 16, 1997


Contents


1. Introduction
Java Native Interface Overview
Background
JDK 1.0 Native Method Interface
Java Runtime Interface
Raw Native Interface and Java/COM Interface
Objectives
Java Native Interface Approach
Programming to the JNI
Changes in JDK 1.1.2

2. Design Overview
JNI Interface Functions and Pointers
Loading and Linking Native Methods
Resolving Native Method Names
Native Method Arguments
Referencing Java Objects
Global and Local References
Implementing Local References
Accessing Java Objects
Accessing Primitive Arrays
Accessing Fields and Methods
Reporting Programming Errors
Java Exceptions
Exceptions and Error Codes
Asynchronous Exceptions
Exception Handling

3. JNI Types and Data Structures
Primitive Types
Reference Types
Field and Method IDs
The Value Type
Type Signatures
UTF-8 Strings

4. JNI Functions
Interface Function Table
Version Information
GetVersion
Class Operations
DefineClass
FindClass
GetSuperclass
IsAssignableFrom
Exceptions
Throw
ThrowNew
ExceptionOccurred
ExceptionDescribe
ExceptionClear
FatalError
Global and Local References
NewGlobalRef
DeleteGlobalRef
DeleteLocalRef
Object Operations
AllocObject
GetObjectClass
IsInstanceOf
IsSameObject
Accessing Fields of Objects
GetFieldID
Get<type>Field Routines
Set<type>Field Routines
Calling Instance Methods
GetMethodID
Call<type>Method
CallNonvirtual<type>Method
Accessing Static Fields
GetStaticFieldID
GetStatic<type>Field Routines
SetStatic<type>Field Routines
Calling Static Methods
GetStaticMethodID
CallStatic<type>Method
String Operations
NewString
GetStringLength
GetStringChars
ReleaseStringChars
NewStringUTF
GetStringUTFLength
GetStringUTFChars
ReleaseStringUTFChars
Array Operations
GetArrayLength
NewObjectArray
GetObjectArrayElement
SetObjectArrayElement
New<PrimitiveType>Array Routines
Get<PrimitiveType>ArrayElements Routines
Release<PrimitiveType>ArrayElements Routines
Get<PrimitiveType>ArrayRegion Routines
Set<PrimitiveType>ArrayRegion Routines
Registering Native Methods
RegisterNatives
UnregisterNatives
Monitor Operations
MonitorEnter
MonitorExit
Java VM Interface
GetJavaVM

5. The Invocation API
Overview
Creating the VM
Attaching to the VM
Unloading the VM
Initialization Structures
Invocation API Functions
JNI_GetDefaultJavaVMInitArgs
JNI_GetCreatedJavaVMs
JNI_CreateJavaVM
DestroyJavaVM
AttachCurrentThread
DetachCurrentThread

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Java Native Interface Specification (HTML generated by dkramer on March 15, 1997)
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