operator << overloading - C++ vs Java

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Operator overloading in Java

I have a small question. If operator << used for cout purpose in C++ is overloaded, can we do the same in Java? And if we can, what will it correspond to?

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score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 11 '11 at 21:02

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Java doesn't have operator overloading.

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Daniel A. White

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 11 '11 at 21:06

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The closest thing to cout << overloading in Java is the ToString method that every class can replace.

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not exactly. `<<` is a stream operator when used in the context of `cout`. – Daniel A. White Sep 11 '11 at 21:10
Even if it's not an exact equivalent, it is still a fair bid for the _closest thing_ to customizing how a particular type is printed to a stream. – hmakholm left over Monica Sep 11 '11 at 21:14
@daniel It is not exactly the same, but it is the closet thing I can think of and that is what the OP is asking for, what in Java is most like cout << in Java. (I can't type backquote on my phone) – IronMensan Sep 11 '11 at 21:20
I see what Daniel is saying in that they're completely different. But I also see Iron's perspective in that they're both the "go to approach to display". – corsiKa Sep 11 '11 at 21:28

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 11 '11 at 21:03

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There is no operator overloading in Java.

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operator << overloading - C++ vs Java

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