Why Java doesn’t support Operator Overloading?

 

 In code it works but it take time to execute it make program to slower 

 

Java doesn’t support Operator Overloading because it’s just a choice made by its creators who wanted to keep the language more simple. Every operator has a good meaning with its arithmetic operation it performs. Operator   Overloading allows you to do something extra than what for it is expected for. Java only allows arithmetic operations on elementary numeric types. If you allow a developer to do operator overloading they will come up with multiple meanings for the same operator which will make the learning curve of any developer hard and things more confusing and messy. The java designers wanted to prevent people from using operators in a confusing manner, but it was not worth it by avoiding operator overloading it’s more transparent which function is called when.

Avoiding operator overloading in java made the implementation and specification   

Makes code complex – In the case of operation overloading the compiler and interpreter (JVM) in java need to put an extra effort to know the actual functionality of the operator used in a statement

Programming error- custom definition for the operators create confusion for the programmers especially  the new developers .moreover while working with programming languages that support operator overloading the program error rate is high compared to others

Easy to develop tools like IDEs – Removal of operator overloading concept keeps the languages simple for handling and process leading and process leading to a numbers of the integrated development environments in java.

Method overloading – The functionality of operator overloading can be achieved in java using method   overloading can be achieved in java in a simple, error-free and clear manner

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