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This is a very preliminary release of CamlJava, an OCaml/Java
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interface based on the following schema:
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Caml/C interface JNI (Java Native Interface)
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Caml <------------------> C <-----------------------------> Java
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Currently, CamlJava provides a low-level, weakly-typed OCaml interface
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very similar to the JNI. Java object references are mapped to an
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abstract type, and various JNI-like operations are provided to allow
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Java method invocation, field access, and more. A basic callback
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facility (allowing Java code to invoke methods on Caml objects) is
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also provided, although some stub Java code must be written by hand.
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In the future, a higher-level, strongly-typed interface will be
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provided, whereas Java classes are mapped directly to Caml classes.
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This raises fairly delicate type mapping issues, though, so don't hold
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your breath.
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WWW: http://caml.inria.fr/
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