[iCode]

I was wondering if anyone here has figured out the Java Bridge
that allows Obj-C to call Java virtually transparently? Specifically,
what are the supported transparent mappings of function arguments?

I figure the basic stuff, like int .. String (confirmed). What I had a hell
of a time with this last weekend is a Java method such as:

fubar.doSomething( String args[] );

If I want to call this from objective-c what is the type of the argument?

[fubar_instance doSomething:<what the hell?>];

I tried all the 'reasonable' types without success. So, I had to alter my
Java code to be non-portable to look like this:

fubar.doSomething( NSArray args );

<rant>
The Apple documentation on this subject as well as many other non-obvious
issues is non-existent (it refers you to stuff from the early 1980's [NextStep x86?]).
I really wish Apple would hire 3 tech writers and put their developer documentation
in order! I thought Apple has $4B in the bank!? Spending $300K on bringing
Dev docs up to par would go a long way. Some software developers might actually
consider writing industrial strength apps for Mac OS X... Unfortunately, all the gains
that one gets using Cocoa/Next is wasted on having to do trial and error (see
above).

Please! Don't tell me about technical support at $195 per incident, not as
long as I see "Description forth coming." in developer documentation.
</rant>

Any feedback welcome.

[amonitzer]

There's a tutorial about that stuff on <a href="http://www.cocoadevcentral.com/" target="_blank">CocoaDevCentral</a> (the only article in section "Java").

And to answer you question: You have to create the Java array using Java reflection over the bridge. Or use java.util.Vector.

[iCode]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by amonitzer:
<strong>There's a tutorial about that stuff on <a href="http://www.cocoadevcentral.com/" target="_blank">CocoaDevCentral</a> (the only article in section "Java").

And to answer you question: You have to create the Java array using Java reflection over the bridge. Or use java.util.Vector.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Thank you. Vectors I've forgotten about...