Java vs. C++

Java is a platform independent, object oriented language while C++ is having some of its features from C, which is a procedural language so it is not pure object oriented. Even Java is not 100% pure object oriented.

Java vs. C++

1. Pointers are not supported in Java while there in C++. The memory management is done automatically with help of part of JVM called Garbage Collector.

2. Multiple inheritance is not supported in Java but supported in C++.

3. There are no structures and unions in Java.

4. There is no scope resolution operator in Java ( :: )

5. There are no destructors in Java like C++.

6. There is no virtual keyword in Java because all non-static method use dynamic binding.