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<h1 class="topictitle1">Native methods and the Java Native Interface</h1>
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<div><p>Native methods are Java™ methods that start in a language other
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than Java.
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Native methods can access system-specific functions and APIs that are not
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available directly in Java.</p>
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<p>The use of native methods limits the portability of an application, because
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it involves system-specific code. Native methods can either be new native
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code statements or native code statements that call existing native code.</p>
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<p>Once you decide that a native method is required, it may have to interoperate
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with the Java virtual machine where it runs. The Java Native
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Interface (JNI) facilitates this interoperability in a platform-neutral way.</p>
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<p>The JNI is a set of interfaces that permit a native method to interoperate
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with the Java virtual machine in numerous ways. For example,
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the JNI includes interfaces that create new objects and call methods, get
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fields and set fields, process exceptions, and manipulate strings and arrays.</p>
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<p>For a complete description of the JNI, refer to the <a href="javaapi/guide/jni/index.html" target="_blank">Java Native
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Interface by Sun Microsystems, Inc.</a>, or <a href="http://www.java.sun.com/" target="_blank">The Source for Java Technology java.sun.com</a> .</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="jni.htm" title="You should only use native methods in cases where pure Java cannot meet your programming needs.">Use the Java Native Interface for native methods</a></div>
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