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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Privacy and Methods

Suleyman Orazgulyyev
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Suleyman Orazgulyyev
Courses Plus Student 5,798 Points

This pointer in C++ and Java

Hello everyone!

My question is very short, as I know in C++ and we use -> whenever we talk about pointers, and we also use this-> . So in Java it would be this . ? Is there a -> operator in Java?

2 Answers

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

No, there's no such thing as pointers in Java. In Java all objects are reference types, roughly like declaring a object variable with & in C++.

In Java the -> operator is used to declare lambda functions.

Suleyman Orazgulyyev
Suleyman Orazgulyyev
Courses Plus Student 5,798 Points

That makes me fall in love with Java :) thank you for your answer and your time :)