.class to shared library?

[Shane Jarych]

On Mon, 04 Dec 2000, you wrote:
> >>>>> "Shane" == Shane Jarych <shane@isettle.com> writes:
> Shane> Is it possible to create shared libraries using java-compiled
> Shane> library files?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> Shane> If so, how are they called upon when contained inside classes?
> 
> I don't understand the question.
> 

Let me clarify that a bit..

Support I have a C program that calls a shared-library function with signature
'void speak(char *words)'.  speak() is a simple C function compiled as into a
shared-library.

Now suppose I write this function in a Java class, and create a shared library
from it.

class Person
{
  public void speak(String words)
  {
    System.out.println(words);
  }
}

How would the originating C program call upon the Java version of 'speak()'?