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Why Java does not support pointers?

Anonymous User 2224 23-Feb-2015

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27-Feb-2015

Java is object oriented and an object's reference is similar to what pointers do.So there is no need of pointers in java

23-Feb-2015

Pointer is a variable that refers to the memory address. They are not used in java because they are unsafe(unsecured) and complex to understand.

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