How is Java different from C++? Compare both of them.

Following are the key differences between C++ and Java.

• Java is platform independent whereas C++ is not.

• Everything should be class in Java. No global function. No global data. No structs, no union.

• There is no scope resolution operator :: in java.

• Objects can only be created using new operator in java.

• No preprocessor like macros in java.

• Primitive data types in java are guaranteed to be initialized in java.

• Packages instead of namespaces.

• No pointers.

• No destructors in objects.

• No default arguments.

• No goto statements.

•  No templates or parameterized types.

•  No inline methods.

•  No multiple inheritance.

•  No operator overloading.