What is the difference between C++ & Java?
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Feature C C++ Java
Paradigms Procedural Procedural, OOP, Generic Programming OOP, Generic Programming (from Java 5)
Form of Compiled Source Code Executable Native Code Executable Native Code Java bytecode
Memory management Manual Manual Managed, using a garbage collector
Pointers Yes, very commonly used. Yes, very commonly used, but some form of references available too. No pointers; references are used instead.
Preprocessor Yes Yes No
String Type Character arrays Character arrays,
Feature C C++ Java
Paradigms Procedural Procedural, OOP, Generic Programming OOP, Generic Programming (from Java 5)
Form of Compiled Source Code Executable Native Code Executable Native Code Java bytecode
Memory management Manual Manual Managed, using a garbage collector
Pointers Yes, very commonly used. Yes, very commonly used, but some form of references available too. No pointers; references are used instead.
Preprocessor Yes Yes No
String Type Character arrays Character arrays, objects Objects
Complex Data Types Structures, unions Structures, unions, classes Classes
Inheritance N/A Multiple class inheritance Single class inheritance, multiple interface implementation
Operator Overloading N/A Yes No
Automatic coercions Yes, with warnings if loss could occur Yes, with warnings if loss could occur Not at all if loss could occur; msut cast explicitly
Variadic Parameters Yes Yes No
Goto Statement Yes Yes No
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