Java operator clarification.

Question

So we've learnt that Java does not support operator overloading, but were also taught that in Java the + operator is overloaded. Does this simply mean Java does not support user defined operator overloading because the + operator comes overloaded already? Or am lost? Clarification will be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Java does not support user defined operator overloading (and) the + operator comes overloaded already(for strings,numbers,etc)?

Answer 2

Java just doesn't support operator overloading and that's it. Not because + is overloaded, but because Gosling and Co wanted to keep things simple. Such operators in Java like ++, --, += etc come out of the box for people to use. These are more of stand alone operators, rather than overloaded.