Difference between System.load() and System.loadLibrary in Java

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javaMan picture javaMan · Aug 10, 2011 · Viewed 47.4k times · Source

What is the difference between System.load() and System.loadLibrary() in java?

I want to load a library but I don't want to add the path to environment variables. Will any one of these help?

Answer

Kal picture Kal · Aug 10, 2011

The difference is there in the API documentation. System.loadLibrary(String libname) lets you load from the default path -- The Java library path.

The other System.load(String filename) lets you load it from an absolute path, which you must specify as your filename.

If you don't want to mess with you java.library.path environment variable, you should use System.load()

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