macOS Cocoa - Obj C and Java?

jeremy.king

macrumors 603

Original poster

• Sep 24, 2004

• #1

Can you intermix languages when writing a Cocoa application? I would love to leverage some of my java skills, as well as some Open Source APIs, AND use Obj-C...I know when you start a project, it asks what language you are going to use. Has anyone done this? Is it possible?

 

iMeowbot

macrumors G3

• Sep 24, 2004

• #2

http://cocoadevcentral.com/articles/000024.php

When you start a project, it's really asking what language will be at the core. The above documents how to pull in Java, and there really isn't anything special about using ordinary C functions in ObC, just go ahead and #include and call 'em from inside your ObjC methods.

 

jeremy.king

macrumors 603

Original poster

• Sep 24, 2004

• #3

Thanks Meow.

I just can wait til I get my two books (hopefully today), so I can get started on writing Apps for OS X.

 

GeeYouEye

macrumors 68000

• Sep 26, 2004

• #4

While you can't use Java and Obj-C together, you can use Obj-C and C and C++ together (known as Objective-C++). You give your implementation files a .mm extension, and so long as you use right Obj-C vs. C++ syntax for the right objects, you'll have no problems.