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Title: Calling out to C code from Java | java.evolved
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Description: FFM lets Java call C libraries directly, without JNI boilerplate or C-side Java knowledge.
Open Graph Description: FFM lets Java call C libraries directly, without JNI boilerplate or C-side Java knowledge.
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Advanced
File memory mapping
Java 8
try (FileChannel channel =
FileChannel.open(path,
StandardOpenOption.READ,
StandardOpenOption.WRITE)) {
MappedByteBuffer buffer =
channel.map(
FileChannel.MapMode.READ_WRITE,
0, (int) channel.size());
// Limited to 2GB
// Freed by GC, no control
}
Java 22+
FileChannel channel =
FileChannel.open(path,
StandardOpenOption.READ,
StandardOpenOption.WRITE);
try (Arena arena = Arena.ofShared()) {
MemorySegment segment =
channel.map(
FileChannel.MapMode.READ_WRITE,
0, channel.size(), arena);
// No size limit
// ...
} // Deterministic cleanup
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Beginner
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Java 8
public class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println(
"Hello, World!");
}
}
Java 25
void main() {
IO.println("Hello, World!");
}
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Language
Beginner
Unnamed variables with _
Java 8
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parse(input);
} catch (Exception ignored) {
log("parse failed");
}
map.forEach((key, value) -> {
process(value); // key unused
});
Java 22+
try {
parse(input);
} catch (Exception _) {
log("parse failed");
}
map.forEach((_, value) -> {
process(value);
});
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