Create class with mathematic operations [duplicate]

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I'm trying to make a java library with a bunch of extra classes, and I was adding one for Imaginary numbers. Is there any way in java to make a custom class that is affected by mathematics operations for example

Imaginary(10) * Imaginary(50) = "500i"

Simple easy to Google answer: Java does not support operator overloading. — GhostCat
– GhostCat, Commented Jun 1, 2017 at 18:27

syntagma · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-01 18:17:18Z

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No, it is not possible to define custom arithmetic operators that overload default operators, but you can create methods like Imaginary.mutiply(Imaginary i).

answered Jun 1, 2017 at 18:17

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Miles Grimes · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-01 18:19:46Z

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You cannot overload operators in Java. See this previous answer to a similar question: https://stackoverflow.com/a/5883909/1701316

Your class will need to implement its operations as methods. If you'd like, since any character is allowed in a method name, you can name them with the typical operators, but they'll still need to be called with dot-notation: Imaginary(10).*(Imaginary(50))

answered Jun 1, 2017 at 18:19

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