Call C++ library from Java in Android

Question

Is it possible to call a C++ library from an Android app? If yes, how?

I have zero experience in Android programming (some Java programming experience though) but I

Answer 1

I don't know if its exactly the same in Android, but this is a great tutorial that helped me in pure java integration with c++ http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip17.html

Answer 2

Yes, it's possible. You need to build your C++ library using the Android NDK. The new link https://developer.android.com/ndk/index.html

Answer 3

You need to write an Java Native Interface(JNI) to be able to call the native(c/c++) libraries from Android Java code.
The hierarchy is like:

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|     Android Application         |        
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|  Android Application Framework  |
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|     Java Native Interface       |
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|      C/C++ Native Libraries     |
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Answer 4

Yes you can. As previous posters mentioned you build your C++ library using the NDK and use JNI to call it from Java

If you're planning to make several C++ classes accessible you can use SWIG to automatically generate the JNI layer for you

http://www.swig.org/index.php