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Re:How to Use the Foreign Function API in Java 22 to Call C ... by imtringued on Thursday May 09, 2024 @10:02AM (#40308341)
He would still have to call out to the C++ function.
Re:How to Use the Foreign Function API in Java 22 to Call C ... by neonsunset on Thursday May 09, 2024 @10:46AM (#40308773)
Assuming it is "sort for 128bit records", that's something C# does really well - writing optimized code with structs / Vector128<T> / pointer arithmetic when really needed without going through FFI and having to maintain separate build step and project parts for a different platform.

But even if it was needed, such records can be commonly represented by the same structs both at C#'s and C++'s sides without overhead.

An array of such could be passed as is as a pointer, or vice versa - a buffer of struts allocated in C/C++ can be wrapped in a Span<Record128> and transparently interact with the rest of standard library without having to touch unsafe (aside from eventually freeing it, should that be necessary).