[vtkusers] java or C++

J.A. Lee jeff at cdnorthamerica.com
Wed Dec 19 08:18:38 EST 2001


Yoshihiko 


There is already a vtkPanel.java which demonstrates how to use vtk with 
java.  I personally like java as a development language - it is 
full-featured, multithreaded, cross-platform, huge user-base, and 
most-of-all, object-oriented.  :)
-Jeff

Fabian Eilers wrote:

>Yoshihiko NAGAMINE wrote:
>
>>Hello.
>>
>>I am going to develop a 2D and 3D Viewer for Medicine.
>>
>
>Me, too. I write a Medical Navigator for 3D worlds and data.
>
>>I cannot decide language which called vtk.
>>The caditate is Java and C++.
>>
>
>I use C++, because the VTK library  and the Qt library are written in C++.
>It's easier for me to write and rewrite an application, if I use only one language.
>
>Try to use Qt for developing your viewer. Its very easy to understand to write a GUI.
>The vtkQGLWidget class from Jan Erhardt works fine, it brings Qt and VTK together, and you can
>modifiy it to your own desires.
>If there are some questions about how to show a VTK Window in a Qt Widget, look at the
>examples of Jan Erhardts classes. They show the most important things.
>His classes are written in C++, too
>My question is, why do want to use Java ? You can do all what you want in C++ and you have no
>problems in learning a second language, for example Java.
>
>>(More deitailes, Java and Qt)
>>
>>Dose anybody has some advices or comments regarding my worry ?
>>
>
>I hope, I could help you.
>
>Greetings
>Fabian
>
>
>>--
>>Y. Nagamine
>>
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