android - javah doesn't find my class

Question

I am having troubles generating the C header file for JNI using javah.

Here's the script I use while standing in the <project-dir>\bin directory:

javah -classpath C:\PROGRA~2\Android\android-sdk\platforms\android-8\android.jar com.test.JniTest

As return I get:

ERROR: Could not find class file for 'com.test.JniTest'.

Even though the class JniTest certainly is in \com\test.

What am I doing wrong?

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 03 '11 at 13:38

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You specify the classpath to contain only android.jar.

You also need to include the location where your classes are stored. In your case it is the current directory, so you need to use . (separated by ; on Windows). The invocation should look like this:

javah -classpath C:\PROGRA~2\Android\android-sdk\platforms\android-8\android.jar;. com.test.JniTest

answered Oct 03 '11 at 13:38

Joachim Sauer

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just adding, apparently you have to be outside the directory of the actual file. You can't just specify the name of the file. – L7ColWinters Mar 09 '12 at 17:45
Error: no classes specified errror cant get inside android.jar – Sunil Chaudhary May 23 '16 at 07:48

score 18 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 09 '14 at 08:31

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If you are on Linux or MAC-OS, use ":" to separate the directories for classpath rather than ";" character: Example:

javah -cp /Users/Android/android-sdk/platforms/android-xy/android.jar:. com.test.JniTest

edited Oct 09 '14 at 08:31

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answered Sep 21 '13 at 05:24

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that : in linux saved me :P – Sundeep1501 Oct 07 '15 at 10:31

ra. · Answer 3 · 2012-10-03T10:39:29.890

You should change the directory to <project-dir>\bin\classes; then, run the following command:

javah -classpath C:\PROGRA~2\Android\android-sdk\platforms\android-8\android.jar;. com.test.JniTest

I'm using the following command file to generate headers: jHdr.cmd on my desktop:

@echo on
SET PLATFORM=android-8
SET ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=C:\Android\android-sdk
SET PRJ_DIR=D:\Workspaces\sqLite\raSQLite
SET CLASS_PKG_PREFIX=ra.sqlite
cd %PRJ_DIR%\bin\classes
javah -classpath %ANDROID_SDK_ROOT%\platforms\%PLATFORM%\android.jar;.  %CLASS_PKG_PREFIX%.%~n1
pause

adjust variables to your needs ...
put this file on your desktop, then drag you .java file from eclise to jHdr.cmd, result is under %PRJ_DIR%\bin\classes directory

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