Example: Call Java from C

This is an example of a C program that uses the system() function to call the Java™ Hello program.

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#include <stdlib.h>
                                                                      
 int main(void)                                                       
 {                                                                    
   int result;  
                                                     
 /* The system function passes the given string to the CL command processor
    for processing. */                                                                      
                                                                      
   result = system("JAVA CLASS('com.ibm.as400.system.Hello')"); 
 }
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