The Invocation API

The Invocation API

This is some content from JDK 1.4's documentation.

• The Invocation API allows software vendors to load the Java VM into an arbitrary native application. Vendors can deliver Java-enabled applications without having to link with the Java VM source code.
• This chapter begins with an overview of the Invocation API. This is followed by reference pages for all Invocation API functions.
• To enhance the embeddability of the Java VM, the Invocation API is extended in JDK 1.1.2 in a few minor ways.

docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/jni/spec/invocation.html

And this is from JDK 1.6.

• The Invocation API allows software vendors to load the Java VM into an arbitrary native application. Vendors can deliver Java-enabled applications without having to link with the Java VM source code.
• This chapter begins with an overview of the Invocation API. This is followed by reference pages for all Invocation API functions.

Not too much changes.