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donkermazoid
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Date Joined Jul 2003
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| Posted 7/21/2003 8:54 AM (GMT -6) |   |
Is it possible to program plugins in java? It is he language I am most familiar with, and while the coda site reccomends c++, it does not say c++ must be used exclusively. Can anyone let me know?
thnks
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Michael Good
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Date Joined May 2000
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| Posted 7/21/2003 1:03 PM (GMT -6) | |
Hi Damien,
The core of a plug-in must be programmed in C or C++. Plug-ins must have 6 specific non-mangled function names to be loaded into Finale, and there's no way to get that in Java, Visual Basic, and many other languages.
However, once you have the core in C++, the bulk can be written in another language. We are in the process of porting our Dolet plug-in from VB to Java so we can run it on the Mac. There's an awful lot of JNI code involved to do this. Our plug-in is complex enough that it's worth it to put as much complexity as possible in Java and just do very simple things in C++. The JNI code is dwarfed by everything else going on in Java. But you'd need a big plug-in to make it worthwhile.
For a first plug-in, you'll probably find it easier to work in C++ to get familiar with the PDK - unless you're a real wizard with JNI.
Best regards,
Michael Good
Recordare LLC
http://www.recordare.com
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