Java Glossary : operator overloading

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operator overloading: Java does not let you overload operators with new meaning, e.g. to define + for the Complex class. Neither does it allow you to add your own new operators e.g. -> for input and <- for output. However Andre van Delft of Delftware has invented a preprocessor that lets you add new operators of the form .< .<. and <.
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