Reason for java not supporting operator overloading.

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Reason for java not supporting operator overloading.

 
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I just want to know why java does not support operator overloading?
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Re: Reason for java not supporting operator overloading.

 
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Because the designers thought the language was better off without it. If you want more information, go to James Gosling's blog site and ask.
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