how long did it took you to understand how to make an win32 program

[MichaelW]

AFAIK the JVM is platform specific and it would be impractical for it to avoid the Windows API on the Windows platform.

[Slugsnack]

so you reckon it detects each system and has hardcoded API functions, etc. from it ? possible i guess but bearing in mind java works on embedded systems like washing machines and stuff too.. o_O

[Rockoon]

so you reckon it detects each system and has hardcoded API functions, etc. from it ? possible i guess but bearing in mind java works on embedded systems like washing machines and stuff too.. o_O

I'm not sure that you understand how the whole thing is architected.

An enterprising individual might define a windowing library for x86 assembly language programmers, and then implement that library for both Linux32 and Win32, in each case the library would make OS-specific calls to accomplish what the library intended (create window, resize window, draw on window, etc..) ..

..with such a cross-platform library in-hand, you can now write a single program which targets both platforms, only needing a recompile on each supported platform.

Please note that Java programs are compiled at runtime, and that before you can run any Java programs you need to have both the java compiler and the java standard library (collectively its called the Java Virtual Machine) implemented and residing on your platform.

[dedndave]

        INVOKE  FluffAndFold,
                PERMANENT_PRESS,
                COLOR_FAST,
                LARGE_LOAD,
                ADDR Downey

i used that function in a program just last week   :bg

[redskull]

        INVOKE  FluffAndFold,
                PERMANENT_PRESS,
                COLOR_FAST,
                LARGE_LOAD,
                ADDR Downey

i used that function in a program just last week   :bg

The 'war department' doesn't let me use that function ever since I passed it a null pointer and flooded the basement  :bg

That's no joke, either

[dedndave]

how else do you think it communicates with the OS ?
of course it uses api
and, it is multi-platform because it can be built with different lib's
that doesn't mean that a module built to run under windows can run under linux

[Slugsnack]

forget what i said i'm an idiot.. got confused with something else lol. they even taught us about this at school..