Evil C

This is a collection of strange C (and some Java) constructs. It's probably best not to use them, but you should know why they work.

The cast-to-bool operator

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Calling C Code from Java

**Using native code with Java applications and the Sun JDK

Introduction

This article shows how to access C code (also called native code) from within Java code. The C code exists as a PowerPC shared library containing several Process Manager calls. The functions in the shared library are used to get and store process information. A Java front-end calls the shared library at specified intervals to retrieve and display the process information. Timing for these calls is accomplished using a thread. The front-end also includes a preferences dialog with a pseudo-custom control written in Java. This program runs as a Java application, not an applet.

General Keyboard Shortcuts

General Keyboard Shortcuts

1. CTRL+C (Copy)
2. CTRL+X (Cut)
3. CTRL+V (Paste)
4. CTRL+Z (Undo)
5. DELETE (Delete)

Constructing variable length structs in C

A trick to using structs that have a variable sized member is to use an overloaded operator new to allocate space for the struct.

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