Java Native Access
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Memory byte alignment for data structures
Native libraries have no standardized memory byte alignment flavor. JNA defaults to an OS platform specific setting, that can be overridden by a library specific custom alignment. If the alignment details are not given in the documentation of the native library, the correct alignment must be determined by trial and error during implementation of the Java wrapper.
Example
The following program loads the local C standard library implementation and uses it to call the printf function.
import com.sun.jna.Library;
import com.sun.jna.Native;
import com.sun.jna.Platform;
/** Simple example of native library declaration and usage. */
public class HelloWorld {
public interface CLibrary extends Library {
CLibrary INSTANCE = (CLibrary) Native.loadLibrary(
(Platform.isWindows() ? "msvcrt" : "c"), CLibrary.class);
void printf(String format, Object... args);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
CLibrary.INSTANCE.printf("Hello, World\n");
for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
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