Why doesn't Java need Operator Overloading? [closed]

Answer 1

Java doesn't "need" operator overloading, because no language needs it.

a + b is just "syntactic sugar" for a.Add(b) (actually, some would argue that a.Add(b) is just syntactic sugar for Add(a,b))

Answer 2

It's not that java doesn't "need" operator overloading, it's just a choice made by its creators who wanted to keep the language more simple.

Answer 3

java-oo compiler plugin can add Operator Overloading support in Java.

Answer 4

Java doesn't support operator overloading (one reference is the Wikipedia Operator Overloading page). This was a design decision by Java's creators to avoid perceived problems seen with operator overloading in other languages (especially C++).