Superpowered NDK Android: returning int succeeds in "extern" block, fails in called function

Question

I'm trying to figure out how to return an int to Java from a C++ function.

On the Java side, I have the following in a button. I put it in a button to ensure that the app was completely loaded before attempting to execute returnInt().

int testInt;
testInt = returnInt();
Log.i(TAG, "testInt");
Log.i(TAG, String.valueOf(testInt));

And

private native int returnInt();

On the C++ side, returning an int in an extern block succeeds:

extern "C" JNIEXPORT jint Java_com_superpowered_crossexample_MainActivity_returnInt(JNIEnv * __unused javaEnvironment, jobject __unused obj) {
    return 50;
}

But trying the following fails with a SIGILL :

jint SuperpoweredExample::returnInt() {
__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "CrossExample ", "returnInt");  // this runs
    return 50;  // This fails with SIGILL
}

extern "C" JNIEXPORT jint Java_com_superpowered_crossexample_MainActivity_returnInt(JNIEnv * __unused javaEnvironment, jobject __unused obj) {
 // fails with SIGILL
    example->returnInt();
}

Any idea why the above would produce a SIGILL ?

I'm testing with a clone of the CrossExample project provided by Superpowered. (I just used CrossExample as an easy way to have a functioning Superpowered project to play with.)

My project is here:

https://github.com/mhurwicz/myCrossExample

This attempt to return an int is in the myCrossExample1 branch of my project.

If for any reason you wanted it, the original Superpowered project is here:

https://github.com/superpoweredSDK/Low-Latency-Android-Audio-iOS-Audio-Engine

Here's debug output:

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Answer 1

You call returnInt() before SuperpoweredExample() . Therefore you are dereferencing a NULL pointer, example .

Also you didn't return anything from the function declared as returning jint

You need:

extern "C" JNIEXPORT jint Java_com_superpowered_crossexample_MainActivity_returnInt(JNIEnv * __unused javaEnvironment, jobject __unused obj) {
    return example->returnInt();
}