I understand that static methods allow you to use those methods without having to create an instance of that class, and that class methods apply to the class rather than an object.

Developers who create a runnable Java class, be it for a ‘Hello World’ demonstration or to kick off a fully featured enterprise application, will enjoy the following technical benefits when using ...

Write native methods in your Java code. Then run <I>javah</I> on that to produce headers. Use these headers to write a wrapper that delegates to the static library.