Chapter 8. JNI
You cannot dedicate a book to Java performance without addressing the issue of Java Native Interface (JNI.) After all, JNI is perceived by many to be the performance silver bullet when all else fails. Imagine working on a performance-challenged Java code, trying all the ideas set forth in earlier chapters and still falling short in achieving efficiency. You may be tempted, in desperation, to turn to JNI as a last resort. There are actually three popular scenarios for the use of native methods:
You may have a complex, pre-existing software written in C/C++ and the conversion of this code to Java is not a practical option for some reason. You can hook this software into your Java code via JNI. In this case, JNI bails you out of a costly ...
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