NAME

Inline::Java::Callback - Callback into Perl from Java.

SYNOPSIS

   use Inline Java => <<'END' ;
      import org.perl.inline.java.* ;

      class Pod_caller extends InlineJavaPerlCaller { 
         public Pod_caller() throws InlineJavaException {
         }

         public String perl()
            throws InlineJavaException, InlineJavaPerlException {

            return (String)CallPerlSub("main::perl",
               new Object [] {}) ;
         }
      }
   END

   my $pc = new Pod_caller() ;
   print($pc->perl() . "\n") ; # prints perl

   sub perl {
      return "perl" ;
   }

DESCRIPTION

Inline::Java::Callback allows you to call Perl functions from Java. To do this you need to create an org.perl.inline.java.InlinePerlCaller object. Here is a example of a typical use:

   use Inline Java => <<'END' ;
      import java.util.* ;
      import org.perl.inline.java.* ;

      class Pod_regexp extends InlineJavaPerlCaller {
         public Pod_regexp() throws InlineJavaException {
         }

         public boolean match(String target, String pattern)
            throws InlineJavaException {
            try {
               String m = (String)CallPerlSub("main::regexp",
                  new Object [] {target, pattern}) ;

               if (m.equals("1")){
                  return true ;
               }
            }
            catch (InlineJavaPerlException pe){
               // $@ is in pe.GetObject()
            }

            return false ;
         }
      }
   END

   my $re = new Pod_regexp() ;
   my $match = $re->match("Inline::Java", "^Inline") ;
   print($match . "\n") ; # prints 1

   sub regexp {
      my $target = shift ;
      my $pattern = shift ;

      return ($target =~ /$pattern/) ;
   }

CALLBACK API

Here are the various methods that one can use to call into Perl:

public Object CallPerlSub(String sub, Object args[], Class cast) throws InlineJavaException, InlineJavaPerlException

Calls the specified subroutine with the supplied arguments and tries to create an object of type 'cast' with the result.

   /* Example */
   Integer sum = (Integer)CallPerlSub("main::add", new Object [] {new Integer(5), new Integer(3)}, Integer.class) ;
      

public Object CallPerlStaticMethod(String pkg, String method, Object args[], Class cast) throws InlineJavaException, InlineJavaPerlException

Calls the specified static package method (using the $pkg->$method() notation) with the supplied arguments and tries to create an object of type 'cast' with the result.

   /* Example */
   Integer sum = (Integer)CallPerlStaticMethod("main", "add", new Object [] {new Integer(5), new Integer(3)}, Integer.class) ;

public Object eval(String code, Class cast) throws InlineJavaPerlException, InlineJavaException

Evaluates the given Perl code and tries to create an object of type 'cast' with the result.

   /* Example */
   Integer sum = (Integer)eval("5 + 3", Integer.class) ;

public Object require(String module_or_file) throws InlineJavaPerlException, InlineJavaException

Requires the specified module/file by using the proper construct.

   /* Example */
   require("Someting")
      

public Object require_file(String file) throws InlineJavaPerlException, InlineJavaException

Requires the specified file.

   /* Example */
   require("./my_stuff.pl") ;

public Object require_module(String module) throws InlineJavaPerlException, InlineJavaException

Requires the specified module.

   /* Example */
   require("Data::Dumper") ;

Note: For all CallPerl* and eval methods, the 'cast' parameter is optional and defaults to 'String.class'.

These methods can throw 2 types of exceptions: InlineJavaException and InlineJavaPerlException (both of these belong to the org.perl.inline.java package). The former designates an internal Inline::Java error and the latter indicates that the Perl callback threw an exception (die() or croak()). The value of $@ (this can be a scalar or any valid "Inline::Java" object) can be retreived using the GetObject() method of the InlineJavaPerlException object (if you are certain that $@ was a Perl scalar, you can use the GetString() method).

CALLBACK LOOPS

It is now possible to use callbacks from different Java threads. One of the big advantages of this is that you can now handle, for example, SWING events in Perl. Here's an example:

   use Inline Java => <<'END' ;
      import java.util.* ;
      import org.perl.inline.java.* ;
      import javax.swing.* ;
      import java.awt.event.* ;

      class Pod_Button extends InlineJavaPerlCaller
                       implements ActionListener {
         public Pod_Button() throws InlineJavaException {
            JFrame frame = new JFrame("Pod_Button") ;
            frame.setSize(100,100) ;
            JButton button = new JButton("Click Me!") ;
            frame.getContentPane().add(button) ;
            button.addActionListener(this) ;
            frame.show() ;
         }

         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
            try {
               CallPerlSub("main::button_pressed", new Object [] {}) ;
            }
            catch (InlineJavaPerlException pe){
               // $@ is in pe.GetObject()
                        }
            catch (InlineJavaException pe) {
               pe.printStackTrace() ;
            }
         }
      }
   END

   my $b = new Pod_Button() ;
   $b->StartCallbackLoop() ;

   sub button_pressed {
      print('click!' . "\n") ; # prints click!
      $b->StopCallbackLoop() ;
   }

The StartCallbackLoop method can be called on any InlineJavaPerlCaller object and will block the current thread and allow the reception of callbacks through any InlineJavaPerlCaller that has been created by the same (current) thread. The only way to interrupt such a StartCallbackLoop method is to call the StopCallbackLoop method on any org.perl.inline.java.InlineJavaPerlCaller object that has been created by that same thread.

Also, only threads that communicate with Perl through Inline::Java are allowed to create org.perl.inline.java.InlineJavaPerlCaller objects and invoke their StartCallbackLoop / StopCallbackLoop methods.

SEE ALSO

Inline::Java, Inline::Java::PerlNatives, Inline::Java::PerlInterpreter.

AUTHOR

Patrick LeBoutillier <patl@cpan.org> is the author of Inline::Java.

Brian Ingerson <ingy@cpan.org> is the author of Inline.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2001-2004, Patrick LeBoutillier.

All Rights Reserved. This module is free software. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the Perl Artistic License. See http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html for more details.