Can I develop an iPhone app using java?

Question

Is it possible to develop applications for the iPhone using Java? And if so, does it allow the use of custom jar files?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Originally the reply was a no. The Apple agreement used to say that no interpreted/other languages are allowed. period.

This has since changed and there are several such solutions:

Codename One - focuses on building applications using Java with visual tools and simulators. Open source with a SaaS backend that removes the need for a Mac.

XMLVM - a translator to convert Java bytecode to C/Objective-C. Open source, but requires writing iOS specific code at the moment.

There are also several proprietary solutions but I have no experience with them. E.g. Software AG has a tool called web objects.