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title: "Why Java does not support pointers?"  
description: "Why Java does not support pointers?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-02-23  
updated: 2020-09-22  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2342/why-java-does-not-support-pointers  
category: "java"  
tags: ["oops"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why Java does not support pointers?

**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.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

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

### Answer by Anonymous User

**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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