Differences between C++ and Java?

In this post, we will learn the differences between C++ and Java programming languages.

C++ vs Java

There are many differences between C++ and Java programming languages. Some of them are as follows:

C++	Java
C++ isn’t platform-independent.	Java is platform-independent. Java support WORA(Write Once Run Anywhere)
C++ language supports pointers.	Java programming language doesn’t support pointers.
No automatic garbage collection in C++ language.	Java supports automatic garbage collection.
C++ language supports multiple inheritance.	Java doesn’t support multiple inheritances.
C++ supports operator overloading.	Java doesn’t support operator overloading.
C++ doesn’t support web programming, it supports only system application programming.	Java supports both system and web programming. J2EE/Servlets can be used to develop web and enterprise applications that can run on application servers.
C++ supports the goto statement.	Java doesn’t support the goto statement.
C++ supports structures and unions.	Java doesn’t support structures and unions.
C++ supports the use of global variables.	Java language doesn’t support global variables.
C++ supports header files.	No support for header files in Java programming language.