Creating C code from Java

Question

I want to create some simple C code from Java, and I was wondering if there are some libraries that could help me. Sadly my google skills are not too good and my results are way off. ("C libraries for Java", "creating c code in java", etc).

My idea would be something like create C file and use method createMethod(name, argument, return, code) instead of having to just create a document and write strings like

return name(argument) {
   code
}

Nevertheless, I am little pessimistic and I think that most probably I will just have to create the C code by creating a document, and writing into it the c lines.

What advantage do you see in this approach that the code written in C doesn't give to you? — Daniel Pereira
– Daniel Pereira, Commented Feb 12, 2013 at 16:20
The advantage is that the C code is simple, but the way its generated is non-trivial, dynamic and automatic; therefore, I use Java in which I have more experience. If I used C, I would still like some kind of library help. @BalusC not sure if I expressed it right, the main project is Java and I need to create a few 100-200 lines of C code (in 2+ files) — Juan
– Juan, Commented Feb 12, 2013 at 17:00
Interesting reading, and I do agree on the complexity of automatic code translation. I just figure maybe someone had written a library to write simple C files. So far I have not been able to find any, and inputting to a text files seems to be the nasty but easy way to do it. — Juan
– Juan, Commented Feb 13, 2013 at 9:12

Joop Eggen · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-12 16:17:05Z

1

One can use JCodeModel to create (Java) source code. You could create your own C targeted API mimicking the JCodeModel API. Maybe even extend the JCodeModel classes.

answered Feb 12, 2013 at 16:17

Joop Eggen

110k8 gold badges89 silver badges142 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

1 Comment

Juan Over a year ago

Sounds interesting, I will take a look. Seems like if I don't get an already done library, then maybe I could use this to create a C-library/API. I hope it wont be too hard to do.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Creating C code from Java

1 Answer 1

1 Comment

Your Answer

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

1 Comment

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Linked

Related