I know it’s possible to load a DLL (Windows library) in java.
And I know that a compiled java program runs anywhere..
Can a java program that loads a DLL run in a Unix environment ? (if the DLL file is present there)
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I know it’s possible to load a DLL (Windows library) in java.
And I know that a compiled java program runs anywhere..
Can a java program that loads a DLL run in a Unix environment ? (if the DLL file is present there)
No. A DLL runs native Windows instructions that are not compatible with a UNIX operating system. However shared libraries (.so) can be accessed using JNI.
To ensure a portable “Write once run anywhere” model, calls to native libraries should be avoided in favor of a pure Java implementation.