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Java vs. C++

General programming issues
Java
Method bodies must be defined inside the class to
which they belong.
No forward referencing required.
No preprocessor.
No comma operator.
No optional method parameters.
No const reference parameters.
No goto
Labels on break and continue.
Command-line arguments do not include the program
name but include main class Name.
Main method cannot return a value.
No global variables.
Character escape sequences can appear in a
program.
Cannot mask identifiers through scope.
C++
Method bodies must be defined inside the
class to which they belong.
Explicit forward referencing required.
Heavy reliance on preprocessor.
Comma operator.
Optional function parameters.
const reference parameters.
goto
No labels on break and continue.
Command-line arguments include the
program name.
Main function can return a value.
Global variables.
Character escape sequences must appear
in a string or character literal.
Can mask identifiers through scope.

Object-oriented programming
Java
Pure object-oriented language.
All functions (methods) are part of a class.
No multiple inheritances.
Formal interface specifications.
Generics as parameterized type.
No operator overloading.
All methods (except final methods) are dynamically
bound.
C++
Hybrid between procedural and object-
oriented.
Can have stand-along functions.
Multiple inheritances.
No formal interface specifications.
Templates as parameterized type.
Operator overloading.
Virtual functions are dynamically bound.

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Primitive Types
Java C++
Two type categories. Various type categories.
Separate types for structs, unions, enums, and
All nonprimitive types are objects.
arrays.
All numeric types are signed. Signed and unsigned numeric types.
All primitive types are a fixed size for all
Primitive type size varies by platform.
platforms.
16-bit Unicode characters. 8-bit ASCII characters.
Integer results are interpreted as Boolean
Conditions must be Boolean expressions.
conditions.

Pointers and Data Structures

Java
References, with no explicit pointer
manipulation and no pointer arithmetic.
Array references are not translated to pointer
arithmetic.
Arrays automatically check index limits.
Array lengths in multidimensional arrays can
vary from one element to the next within one
dimension.
Strings are objects.
Built-in string concatenation operator(+).
Use string concatenation operator for long string
literals.
No typedef.
C++
Pointers, with dereferencing (* or ->) and address
(&) operators.
Array references translate to pointer arithmetic.
No automatically array bounds checking.
Array lengths in multidimensional arrays are all
the same size in a give dimension, fixed by the
declaration.
Strings are null-terminated character arrays.
String concatenation through a library function.
Use line continuation (\) for long string literals.
typedef to define types.

Special Characteristics
Java C++
Specifically attuned to network and Web processing. No relationship to networks or the Web.
Automatic garbage collection. No automatic garbage collection.
Combination of compiled and interpreted. Compiled.
Slower execution when interpreted. Fast execution.
Architecture neutral. Architecture specific.
Supports multithreading. No multithreading.

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