Does the bytecode/JVM execution model impacts the decision of not having pointers like C/C++ in Java? Well, One of the main features of JVM is Garbage collection so to answer this question, yes it does. As Java does not support pointers… Continue Reading
I suppose it is an error on programmer’s end when they forget to initialize a pointer correctly. If they don’t want to initialize to some other variable, at least initializing it to NULL would help. Basically when declaring a pointer and… Continue Reading
Do pointers exist in Java? This is an interesting and debatable comment. To be precise in answering, “NO!”. Java does not support pointers. Instead, it uses references. Instead of pointing to a memory location, Java refers to an object’s methods/members… Continue Reading