[java] Java

From what I know operator overloading is not possible. I have read almost all of the Java tutorial on Sun''s website and I didn''t see anything about, also in the couple books that I have read they don''t say anything about it. So I am pretty sure that I am correct.

No, you cannot.

The Java designers figured that operator overloading was misused to often, which often confused many people, so it wasn''t included. You may have another opinion (I know I have) but such is life.

The normal way to substitute this is to make methods with names like the operators, like this:

class Vector
{

...

public Vector add(Vector a)
{
...
}

...

}

Jacob Marner

Thanks for the replies.


The answer sucks though. I like operator overloading.

>> the ability to add your own syntax

You might want to check out the language LISP. That language allows you to do this. You can actually redefine the full language within the language itself.

Jacob Marner

Edited by - felonius on November 15, 2000 4:24:58 AM