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  1. 03-16-2008 #1
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    Combining Languages?

    Okay, I haven't been on here in a while due to my busy busy schedule, but seeing as how it's spring break, why not learn something new and useful. Okay, so I don't know if this is A LOT more complicated than I am making it out to be, but I see online that these programs are written in C and C++ or C and python or C and java or whatever it is. My question is how do you combine programming languages, like If I want to make a program out of C and Java? I am talking simple programs to start off, nothing fancy. So if you could help or point me in the right direction I would appreciate it a lot.

    Thanks a lot
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    Combining languages are not always easy because most of them were not made to be interoperable. It would help if you specified what languages you are trying to interop first, and what exactly you're trying to achieve too.
    An don't expect it to go smoothly. The best is to stick with one language.
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    My question is how do you combine programming languages, like If I want to make a program out of C and Java?
    In the case of C and Java, you can use the Java Native Interface.
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    Python has a C interface. It's not entirely trivial to use, but it certainly can be done.

    The trouble with almost all "combining" of languages is that the internal data structures and data formats need to match between one and the other. Since most higher level languages (these days) are based on C or C++, it's usually possible to get some sort of interface to C - how accessible and flexible this interface is will vary depending on the language.

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    Okay, thanks guys :]
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