1. About This Guide
This guide describes the features and the use of GNAT-AJIS, the GNAT Ada-Java
Interfacing Suite that can be used with the GNAT
Ada development environment.
1.1. What This Guide Contains
This guide contains the following chapters:
1.2. What You Should Know before Reading This Guide
Before reading this manual you should be familiar with the following:
- The Ada programming language, and in particular the Ada 2005 Object-Oriented
Programming and separate compilation enhancements (e.g., limited with,
interfaces) that facilitate interfacing between Ada and Java.
- The GNAT User Guide
- The Java programming language
It will also be useful if you have a basic knowledge of the following:
- JNI (Java Native Interface), for example as described in The Java Native
Interface Programmer’s Guide and Specification, S. Liang, Addison-Wesley;
1999.