Native Extensions for Adobe AIR are code libraries that
contain native code wrapped with an ActionScript API. You can use
native extensions in an AIR application to access platform features
not supported by AIR, to benefit from native-code-level performance
for critical algorithms, and to reuse existing native code libraries.
Oliver
Goldman
Learn how to take advantage of
native extensions in Adobe AIR so you can access additional capabilities
of devices and operating systems, reuse legacy code libraries, and
improve the performance of your applications.