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Possible Duplicate: Java operator overload In c++, we can perform the operator overloading. But Java is also a Object oriented language. So why java doesn't support overloading?
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Everyone knows how simple arithmetic in Java works for primitives: int one = 1,two = 2,three = one + two; double four = (one + two) / three; if(four % 1 == 0){ System.out.println("Yay for simple ...
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I wanted to create a list of options for testing purposes. At first, I did this: ArrayList<String> places = new ArrayList<String>(); places.add("Buenos Aires"); places.add("Córdoba"); ...
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My understanding is that C/C++ produces native code to run on a particular machine architecture. Conversely, languages like Java and C# run on top of a virtual machine which abstracts away the native ...
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Please can you tell me if it is possible to overload operators in Java? If it is used anywhere in Java could you please tell me about it.
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I'd like to hear what is the motivation behind the bulk of sealed classes in the .Net framework. What is the benefit of sealing a class? I cannot fathom how not allowing inheritance can be useful and ...
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Why doesn't Java need operator overloading? Is there any way it can be supported in Java?
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The following example is from the book 'Programming in Scala'. Given a class 'Rational' and the following method definition: def add(that: Rational): Rational = new Rational( this.numer * ...
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I am attempting to create a unsigned integer class. public class UnsignedInteger extends Number implements Comparable<UnsignedInteger> { ... } Is there a way to implement ...
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How to make two objects in Java comparable using "<" or ">" e.g. MyObject<String> obj1= new MyObject<String>(“blablabla”, 25); MyObject<String> obj2= new MyObject<String>(“...
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Acordding to my knowledge in java I know, that there is no operator overloading in the Java language. So, why this code prints 'true' twice ? String s1 = "abc"; String s2 = "abc"; System....
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I have a class like this: private static class Num { private int val; public Num(int val) { this.val = val; } } Is it possible to add to objects of the class by using the "+"-...
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Is there a list anywhere of all ruby operators that can be overridden? (Not the ones that can't!)
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Can I create a class that instantiates with just the = operator, like the String class does? Or is that a feature specific to String class in Java?
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Even looking closely over documentation on Clojure, I do not see any direct confirmation as to whether or not Clojure supports operator overloading. If it does, could someone provide me with a quick ...
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