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Trail: JDK(TM) 1.1 -- And Beyond!
Lesson: What's New in 1.1?

Java Native Interface

Native methods-methods used by a Java program but written in a different language-have been in the JDK since the beginning. As promised, the native methods interface from 1.0 has been completely rewritten and formalized. This interface is now named the Java Native Interface, or JNI for short.

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