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title: "why java does not supports pointers??"  
description: "why java does not supports pointers??"  
author: "shailesh tiwari"  
published: 2015-09-28  
updated: 2020-09-17  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/22843/why-java-does-not-supports-pointers  
category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# why java does not supports pointers??

Java does not supports pointers because it requires memory alocation which is not secure for java.

## Answers

### Answer by shailesh tiwari

Java does not supports pointers because it requires memory alocation which is not secure for java.


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