Generate Java classes from .dll

Question

I have a device which I want to access from java. The only way to do this is using a dll library provided by the manufacturer. I have read about JNI, JNA etc. and maybe there is a tool outside which analyses the dll and generates the Java classes automatically.

Does anybody know a way of doing this?

you can start [here](http://electrofriends.com/articles/jni/jni-part1-java-native-interface/) — TheWhiteRabbit, Jan 16 '13 at 09:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 16 '13 at 09:05

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You need something like this - JNAerator can "compile" native headers in order to generate JNA mappings, with some limited C++ support.

answered Jan 16 '13 at 09:05

TheWhiteRabbit

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It doesn't seem to support parsing DLLs. You'd need a second tool that would decompile a DLL to a C/C++ header. – John Dvorak Jan 16 '13 at 09:07

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 13 '13 at 06:57

Finally we used jawin to generate the Java classes for accessing the the .dll. The jawin typebrowser tool was the only one that could handle the C++ .dll we were trying to access.

Unfortunately the jawin project is no longer developed. The last version is dated to early 2005.

Generate Java classes from .dll

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