Re: [Swig-user] Java: Using multiple swig modules together that have different Java packages

[William S F. <ws...@fu...>]

Reed Hedges wrote:
> Reed Hedges wrote:
> 
>> Before when these libraries were not in packages, one library was able to access 
>> protected methods like getCPtr() in other libraries (since they were all in the 
>> "global") package. But now that they are in packages, "protected" prevents this. 
>>     The problem is mainly getCPtr() and constructors that take pointers, used 
>> when a wrapper method in one library needs to create an instance of a wrapper 
>> class from the other library (e.g. to return it).
>>
>> What is the standard way to resolve this?
>
You need to modify the default typemaps in java.swg. Copy and modify. If
you aren't using directors, you just need to override the javabody and
javabody_derived typemaps for SWIGTYPE. There is even a macro in
java.swg to make it easy.

> 
> Is there a way to make one whole package a "friend" of another package?
Not that I know of.

>  Doing 
> some more Java research tonight... Thanks for any hints though.
> 

William