# Tutorials on accessing Java from Ruby?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorials-on-accessing-java-from-ruby/49700>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 7, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorials-on-accessing-java-from-ruby/49700 "2005-12-07T20:52:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![rdm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2acd7d/32.png) [@rdm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rdm)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorials-on-accessing-java-from-ruby/49700/1 "2005-12-07T20:52:04Z")

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There are several substantial Java packages that I’d like to  
use and/or extend by means of Ruby. Having no experience with  
Java, let alone RJNI, I find this to be a bit intimidating.  
Are there any tutorials on how to do this sort of thing?

-r

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**Author:** ![rdm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2acd7d/32.png) [@rdm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rdm)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorials-on-accessing-java-from-ruby/49700/2 "2005-12-07T22:09:51Z")

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On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 19:51:25 -0000, Rich M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> There are several substantial Java packages that I’d like to  
> use and/or extend by means of Ruby. Having no experience with  
> Java, let alone RJNI, I find this to be a bit intimidating.  
> Are there any tutorials on how to do this sort of thing?
> 
> -r

I’ve not looked into it much myself yet, but take a look at:

```
http://jruby.sourceforge.net/

```

particularly:

```
http://jruby.sourceforge.net/docs/java-highlevel.shtml

```