How to use dll in Java

Question

How do I include files dll in a Java project using Eclipse?

Answer 1

You should wear one of the Java Apis available to access native code, are those:
JNI (Java Native Interface) and JNA (Java Native Access).

JNI is the official Java API (Oracle) and JNA is open source maintained by the community.
While both have the same goal, the development of the JNA was focused on simplifying the implementation to the maximum, common problem in the implementation using JNI.

I recommend using JNA for you to achieve your goal, follow an example you can use as reference to your implementation:

Example of native application in DLL originator C++

#include "simpleDLL.h"

#include <stdexcept>

using namespace std;

namespace simpleDLLNS
{
    char simpleDLL::giveVoidPtrGetChar(void* param)
    {
        if(param != 0)
        {
        char* paramChrPtr = (char*)param;
        return *paramChrPtr;
        }
        else
        {
            return 'x';
        }

    }

    int simpleDLL::giveIntGetInt(int a)
    {
        return 2*a;
    }

    void simpleDLL::simpleCall(void)
    {
        int x = 3;
        return;
    }

    int simpleDLL::giveVoidPtrGetInt(void* param)
    {
        if(param!=0)
        {
            int* x = (int*)param;
            return *x;

        }
        else
        {
            return -1;
        }
    }

}

Call JNA to DLL methods above:

package jnahelloworldtest;

import com.sun.jna.Library;
import com.sun.jna.Native;
import com.sun.jna.NativeLong;
import com.sun.jna.Platform;
import com.sun.jna.*;

/** Simple example of native library declaration and usage. */
public class Main {
    public interface simpleDLL extends Library {
        simpleDLL INSTANCE = (simpleDLL) Native.loadLibrary(
            (Platform.isWindows() ? "simpleDLL" : "simpleDLLLinuxPort"), simpleDLL.class);
        // it's possible to check the platform on which program runs, for example purposes we assume that there's a linux port of the library (it's not attached to the downloadable project)
        byte giveVoidPtrGetChar(Pointer param); // char giveVoidPtrGetChar(void* param);
        int giveVoidPtrGetInt(Pointer param);   //int giveVoidPtrGetInt(void* param);
        int giveIntGetInt(int a);               // int giveIntGetInt(int a);
        void simpleCall();                      // void simpleCall();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        simpleDLL sdll = simpleDLL.INSTANCE;

        sdll.simpleCall();  // call of void function

        int a = 3;
        int result1 = sdll.giveIntGetInt(a);  // calling function with int parameter&result
        System.out.println("giveIntGetInt("+a+"): " + result1);

        String testStr = "ToBeOrNotToBe";
        Memory mTest = new Memory(testStr.length()+1);  // '+1' remember about extra byte for \0 character!
        mTest.setString(0, testStr);
        String testReturn = mTest.getString(0); // you can see that String got properly stored in Memory object
        System.out.println("String in Memory:"+testReturn);

        Memory intMem = new Memory(4);  // allocating space
        intMem.setInt(0, 666); // setting allocated memory to an integer
        Pointer intPointer = intMem.getPointer(0);

        int int1 = sdll.giveVoidPtrGetInt(Pointer.NULL); // passing null, getting default result
        System.out.println("giveVoidPtrGetInt(null):" + int1); // passing int stored in Memory object, getting it back
        int int2 = sdll.giveVoidPtrGetInt(intMem);
       //int int2 = sdll.giveVoidPtrGetInt(intPointer);  causes JVM crash, use memory object directly!
        System.out.println("giveVoidPtrGetInt(666):" + int2);

        byte char1 = sdll.giveVoidPtrGetChar(Pointer.NULL);  // passing null, getting default result
        byte char2 = sdll.giveVoidPtrGetChar(mTest);        // passing string stored in Memory object, getting first letter

        System.out.println("giveVoidPtrGetChar(null):" + (char)char1);
        System.out.println("giveVoidPtrGetChar('ToBeOrNotToBe'):" + (char)char2);

    }
}

Mapping Table

More references:
Getting Started with JNA
Example source

Answer 2

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