Is coding in Java and the virtual machine environment really losing that much efficiency over a pure native c++ OS? I've always been curious about this.
On May 18, 12:38 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > Having to maintain two parallel APIs that try to keep fidelity with each > other would greatly slow down the development of the platform. > > Not to mention that basically all of the core parts of the platform run > under Dalvik, so that is the true environment for Android. This includes > the window manager, activity manager, account manager, clipboard, and on and > on and on in addition to all of the client-side frameworks. > > If you need to use any of these features, you can use JNI from your native > code to access them. > > > > > > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:42 AM, jjwang <[email protected]> wrote: > > First of all, I know the android ndk, but it's not a full functional C/ > > C++ sdk for android platform. > > > For example It doesn't support the standard ui components > > > Can you guys tell me why and what am I supposed to do to access > > standard ui controls in pure C/C++ codes. > > > Thanks a lot :-) > > > jjwang > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > [email protected] > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en

