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''At the moment the JVLC project is dead, as there is no maintainer for it.''
'''At the moment the VLCJ project is active, please look there instead.'''

= VLCJ =
VLCJ are Java bindings for VLC. It is managed as an external project at: http://code.google.com/p/vlcj/
There is an active thread on the subject at: http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=56939&start=15

= Notice =
The information below pertains to the no longer maintained JVLC project.

For a complete overview about Java binding in VideoLAN goto to the [http://trac.videolan.org/jvlc/ JVLC homepage].

== Source code ==
Find the source code at {{file|bindings/java|bindings}}

== Compile ==
We use [http://maven.apache.org/ Maven2] as the project management tool.

Take a look at the website to download and for general instructions on how to use it.

To compile the project, run from the bindings/java folder:

 mvn install

== Tips and tricks ==

=== Eclipse integration ===
To import the JVLC project into the eclipse IDE:

 mvn eclipse:eclipse

and then import as an existing Java project.

=== Samples ===
{{file|bindings/java/samples}}
Is the samples directory with a simple client.

A simple VLC client
{{file|bindings/java/samples/client/src/main/java/VlcClient.java}}

Display multiple videos
{{file|bindings/java/samples/client/src/main/java/MultipleVideosSample.java}}

A comprehensive JVLC example
{{file|bindings/java/core/src/main/java/org/videolan/jvlc/example/VLCExample.java}}

= OSGi =
For the use of Java binding under OSGi go to the [http://vlc4osgi.forge.os4os.org VLC4OSGi Homepage]

= Java control of VLC =
See this [[https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=85347|forum topic]] for information on controlling VLC via its RC interface from a separate java program.

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