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10.3 Primitive types

Java provides 8 primitives types which represent integers, floats, characters and booleans (and also the void type). C++ has its own very similar concrete types. Such types in C++ however are not always implemented in the same way (an int might be 16, 32 or 64 bits for example) so CNI provides a special C++ type for each primitive Java type:

Java type C/C++ typename Description
char jchar 16 bit Unicode character
boolean jboolean logical (true or false) values
byte jbyte 8-bit signed integer
short jshort 16 bit signed integer
int jint 32 bit signed integer
long jlong 64 bit signed integer
float jfloat 32 bit IEEE floating point number
double jdouble 64 bit IEEE floating point number
void void no value

When referring to a Java type You should always use these C++ typenames (e.g.: jint) to avoid disappointment.

10.3.1 Reference types associated with primitive types

In Java each primitive type has an associated reference type, e.g.: boolean has an associated java.lang.Boolean class. In order to make working with such classes easier GCJ provides the macro JvPrimClass:

— macro: JvPrimClass type

Return a pointer to the Class object corresponding to the type supplied.

          JvPrimClass(void) => java.lang.Void.TYPE