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Suleyman Orazgulyyev
Courses Plus Student 5,798 PointsThis pointer in C++ and Java
Hello everyone!
My question is very short, as I know in C++ and we use -> whenever we talk about pointers, and we also use this-> . So in Java it would be this . ? Is there a -> operator in Java?
2 Answers
Seth Kroger
56,414 PointsNo, there's no such thing as pointers in Java. In Java all objects are reference types, roughly like declaring a object variable with & in C++.
In Java the -> operator is used to declare lambda functions.
Rob Bridges
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,467 PointsHello,
Java does not have pointers like C++ does,
Java does use the -> syntax for lambdas, but these are two very different things.
Suleyman Orazgulyyev
Courses Plus Student 5,798 PointsThat makes me fall in love with Java :) thank you for your answer and your time :)
Suleyman Orazgulyyev
Courses Plus Student 5,798 PointsSuleyman Orazgulyyev
Courses Plus Student 5,798 PointsThank you very much! You always provide the best answer!