Calling C# code from Java?

Question

Does anyone have a good solution for integrating some C# code into a java application?

The code is small, so I could re-write in java, but I would rather reuse the code if possible. Don't repeat yourself, etc.

Also, I know I can expose the C# as a web service or whatever, but it has some security/encryption stuff in there, so I would rather keep it tightly integrated if possible.

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Edit: It's going to be on a server-based app, so "downloading" another runtime is irrelevant.

Answer 1

You would use the Java Native Interface to call your C# code compiled into a DLL.

If its a small amount of C#, it would be much easier to port it to Java. If its a lot, this might be a good way to do it.

Here is a highlevel overview of it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Native_Interface

Your other option would be to create a COM assembly from the C# code and use J-Interop to invoke it.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/j-interop/