Java Native Interface

Framework for enabling Java programs to call and be called by programs in other languages

Entityapplication programming interface foreign function interfaceQ168492

Also known as JNI

Instance of: application programming interface
, foreign function interface

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The Java Native Interface is a foreign function interface designed for non-Java programming frameworks. The JNI enables Java code to call and be called by native code, native applications and libraries written in other languages such as C, C++ and assembly.

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Written in: Java
Readable file format: JNI Library

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