Integer n = 5;
System.out.println(n) // 5!
How can i reproduce this behavior in my classes?
+1
A:
You can't overload the assignment operator in Java.
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
2010-01-24 01:05:16
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A:
You can't. This is called Autoboxing, and it is a special feature of some classes in Java to ease working with classes that represent primitive types like int.
AraK
2010-01-24 01:06:01
its true you cant fake autoboxing, but you can write code that mimics what that code is likely compiled to. `Integer n = new Integer(5);` can easily be modified for whatever your needs are.
twolfe18
2010-01-24 01:15:55
Autoboxing actually generates something more like `Integer.valueOf(5)`, rather than `new Integer(5)`. This is so some instances can be reused.
Laurence Gonsalves
2010-01-24 01:30:38
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A:
You can't overload operators in Java. The guys at Sun decided they would do it for a few classes, but they won't let you do it yourself.
zneak
2010-01-24 01:08:41
A:
The assignment operator cannot be overloaded in java. You need to look at other languages such as C++. I don't know if you can do it even there for the assignment operator.
fastcodejava
2010-01-24 01:08:51
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A:
Depending on what behaviour you want, you either can't, or you need to implement the ‘toString()‘ method to get print(ln) to print out a textual representation of your object.
Paul Wagland
2010-01-24 01:09:56