I am new in Java, searched for this question in google and stackoverflow, found some posts, but still I can't understand.
I want to use DLL libary (C++) methods from Java. I use JNA for this purpose. JNA found my library but it can't find my method:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: Error looking up function 'LoadCurrentData': The specified procedure could not be found.
My code:
package javaapplication1;
import com.sun.jna.Library;
import com.sun.jna.Native;
import com.sun.jna.Platform;
import com.sun.jna.Pointer;
public class JavaApplication1 {
public interface LibPro extends Library {
LibPro INSTANCE = (LibPro) Native.loadLibrary(
(Platform.isWindows() ? "LibPro" : "LibProLinuxPort"), LibPro.class);
public short LoadCurrentData();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
LibPro sdll = LibPro.INSTANCE;
sdll.LoadCurrentData(); // call of void function
}
}
I looked in my DLL with Depency Walker Tool and saw that my function name has prefix and suffix - it looks like _LoadCurrentData#0
Thanks for response!
P.S. I found good example which works http://tutortutor.ca/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?/articles/rjna (Listing 6).
I'd say that you need to apply correct name mapper, as you noticed function name got mangled, you need to register CallMapper that will implement the same mangling as your compiler.
Here is a revelant entry from JNA homepage:
Use a dump utility to examine the names of your exported functions to make sure they match (nm on linux, depends on Windows). On Windows, if the functions have a suffix of the form "#NN", you need to pass a StdCallFunctionMapper as an option when initializing your library interface. In general, you can use a function mapper (FunctionMapper) to change the name of the looked-up method, or an invocation mapper (InvocationMapper) for more extensive control over the method invocation.
Here is a possibly revelant question: renaming DLL functions in JNA using StdCallFunctionMapper
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I want to call functions I implemented in c/c++ within my Java code using JNA.
Path for my bridge file, which loads the library:
main/java/com/identifier/projectname/BridgeFile.java
Path for my library I want to call:
main/libs/lib1/functions.c and main/libs/lib1/functions.h
from my functions.c file I call functions from other libs contained within my libs folder (main/libs/lib2/, main/libs/lib3/). The files are more or less "loose" and I call them within my functions.c.
I include jna within my build.gradle:
dependencies {
implementation 'net.java.dev.jna:jna:5.12.1'
}
My Viewer (file where I load the library) looks like the following:
package com.identifier.projectname;
import com.sun.jna.Library;
import com.sun.jna.Native;
import com.sun.jna.Platform;
public class Viewer extends SimpleViewManager<TextureView> {
public interface CLibrary extends Library {
CLibrary INSTANCE = (CLibrary) Native.loadLibrary("finder", CLibrary.class);
int testFunc();
}
// Calling it like this: int testval = CLibrary.INSTANCE.testFunc();
}
The native code of testFunc inside of my functions.c (declared in functions.h) looks like the following:
int testFunc(){
return 1;
}
When I call my testFunc() within another Java file, my app crashes, because I don't know how to include the other files with my make file to my functions.c so JNA can find the methods or my lib can't be found under the name finder.
If all of the above code is correct, how do I build my c/c++ library so I can include the headers/source files (.c + .cpp) from the other lib folders and use the lib with JNA?
Another solution path would be to try to create a small binary executable, which will call your method, which it is located, not in the executable, but in a shared library, so you could perhaps better target the cause of your problem which may not be related to JNA
We also use JNA with Java here, I will be happy to help you if you provide more example of c codes and compilation parameters
I am having a .dll file which has a wrapper in C,C++, .Net and python, but not in Java. I am successful in loading the .dll file using following code in my Java
public class
public static void main(String[] {
// print when the program starts
System.out.println("Program starting...");
System.out.println("Loading Library...");
Runtime.getRuntime().loadLibrary("HelloJava");
System.out.println("Library Loaded.");
}
}
which gives the following output:
Now my question is that if this file is loaded, How do I access it's functions to use in my Java workspace?
Since it is the C-DLL, so How should I fetch the module values from this .dll.
Note:
I have made a folder named dll under my Java project path from where I loaded the library in the above code.
I browsed for the concept for JNA and JNI but lacked the understanding concept, that's why posted the question.
Thanks in advance.
I think you need to know the methods in your DLL first. I really don't know how to list the methods using JNA or JNI, but you have to know the method's signature before starting, maybe from a documentation, because you normally can find the DLL's documentation on the web, or you even can use a Reflector (like red-gate) to find out your methods.
Then:
Download the JNA .jar file and add it to your build in your Java project.
Put the .dll in the root directory of your Java project.
Create an Interface that contains the functions from the dll that you want to use.
For example, lets say your HelloWorld DLL has a String hello(String hey) method in C++, then in your Java project you will have to do something like:
import com.sun.jna.Library;
import com.sun.jna.Native;
public class Main {
public interface Ihello extends Library {
public String hello(String hey);
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
//"hello-world is the name my DLL, for example.
Hello h = Native.load("hello-world", Hello.class);
System.out.println(h.hello(" John! ");
}
}
Here is a good example, regards.
First of all some context, to thoroughly explain the methods I've already tried:
I'm working in a java-based programming platform on windows which provides access to custom java functions with several other extensions. Within the source code of this modelling platform, there is a class "CVODE" which grants access to native library "cvode" to import the functionality of a C++ library CVODE.
//imports
public class CVODE {
static {
Native.register("cvode");
}
public static native int ... //methods
}
I created shared libraries from the CVODE library, which resulted in 2 files: sundials_cvode.dll and sundials_nvecserial.dll.
Adding the first library to my java path obviously resulted in
Unexpected Exception UnsatisfiedLinkError: Unable to load library 'cvode': The specified module could not be found.
as the names were not compatible. Therefore I changed the name of sundials_cvode.dll to cvode.dll and retried. Resulting in an error indicating that not all methods are present in the library sundials_cvode.dll:
Unexpected Exception UnsatisfiedLinkError: Error looking up function 'N_VDestroy_Serial': The specified procedure could not be found.
This convinces me that the library is being found and loaded correctly, but not all methods are available. Examining the dll's in question led me to the conclusion that the CVODE class requires functions from both the sundials_cvode.dll and sundials_nvecserial.dll libraries. Therefore I tried changing the platform source-code to
public class CVODE {
static {
Native.register("sundials_cvode");
Native.register("sundials_nvecserial");
}
public static native int ... //methods
}
which still results in
Unexpected Exception UnsatisfiedLinkError: Error looking up function 'N_VNew_Serial': The specified procedure could not be found.
I have confirmed this method is present in both the class file and in the dll:
So I can only guess the error results from calling the Native.register() twice. resulting in the 2nd library not being loaded or an error down the way. I'd appreciate some insight in what I'm doing wrong or how I can gain a better overview of what's going wrong.
As far as I know, you can only load one dll per class, i.e. split the classes into two, each providing the methods the particular dll provides.
See also here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/32630857/1274747
I have a library which is written in C++ (actually a Firefox plugin, xyz.dll) and I need to access its methods from Java.
public class AccessLibrary {
public interface Kernel32 extends Library {
public void showVersion();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Kernel32 lib = (Kernel32) Native.loadLibrary("xyz.dll", Kernel32.class);
lib.showVersion();
}
}
While executing got the following error:
java -jar dist/accessLibrary.jar
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: Error looking up function 'showVersion': The specified procedure could not be found.
In the native library source code, the method is defined like this
void CPlugin::showVersion() {
/* ... */
}
I am very new to Java. May be I am missing something basic. Looked into similar questions but none of them solves my problem.
Forgot to mention I am using Windows 7 64bit and Java 7.
First, you cannot export a class method and load it into java. The name will get mangled, and java wouldn't know how to call it properly. What you need to do is break it out into a separate function on its own.
After that:
As already pointed out, make sure you export the function. You can export using one of two ways. The first is what is mentioned, which is to use __declspec( dllexport ). The second is to put it into the def file.
Additionally, make sure you mark it as extern "C" otherwise the name will get mangled. All the details are here: Exporting functions from a DLL with dllexport
So the the signature should be something like this:
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) void showVersion () {
}
Finally, the depends tool can be downloaded here: http://www.dependencywalker.com/
I think your native library needs to provide a C-style interface, for example
__declspec( dllexport ) void showVersion() {
/* ... */
}
Ideally, take a look at your DLL with depends.exe (which is available through the Windows SDK), there you'll see if your DLL provides the correct function exports.
I'm a complete beginner in Java using eclipse and even after installing those correctly external libraries,(I installed them in to my build path and they come in my referenced library section) which would make my job easy I can't use them for some reason.
import acm.*;
I used this to import all the classes of this library and when I tried to use those classes in my program, It didn't work for some reason.It gives me the following error if I try to use the method print() which is a method of the class IOconsole of this library.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:
The method print(String) is undefined for the type ShortPrint
at ShortPrint.main(ShortPrint.java:5)
I don't know if I missed any steps but I'm pretty sure I have installed the libraries correctly,Just can't get them to use.
EDIT 1: Heres my program.
import acm.*;
public class ShortPrint {
public static void main(String []args) {
print ("hello");
}
}
You need to have an object of ShortPrint, like so
ShortPrnt sp = new ShortPrint();
sp.print("Hello");
I am guessing you are trying to call print like this:
ShortPrint.print("Hello");
which would only work is print was a static function of ShortPrint
Another possibility is that you do not inherit ShortPrint from IOConsole, this the IOConsole.print is not accessible from ShortPrint
UPDATE: after OP added code on usage, the suggestion is to add the import
import acm.io.*;
as the IOConsole class resides in the acm.io package. Then change the call to
IOConsole cons = new IOConsole();
cons.print("hello");
as print() is not a static member of IOConsole
I believe you should change your import to:
import static acm.IOConsole.*
Since it appears that the print() method is static in IOConsole.