12. The method according to claim 11, wherein said union Java class provides a function or procedure for converting between members of said language union and fields of a Java object.
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein said union Java class provides a function or procedure for converting between members of said language union and fields of a Java object. 14. The method according to claim 12, wherein said function or procedure for converting from members of said language union to fields of a Java object automatically frees memory allocated for said native union.