Hi; I have alot experience in C++ and now learning Java. When I try to compile a class file I get the following error for every operator I try to overload: ';' expected number operator +(number temp){ (there is a carrot ^ symbol pointing to +) Where number is my class I am working with. Is this because Java does not support operator overloading? If it doesnt is there a way to write the same syntax as above without defining an 'add' function such as number add(number team) add calling it with z.add(y) (where z and y are objects of type number) Thanks alot

Operator overloading is not supported, and to my knowledge, theres no way around it.

Operator overloading is not supported in Java. Perhaps you can make use of Groovy... "Various operators in Groovy are mapped onto regular Java method calls on objects. This allows you the developer to provide your own Java or Groovy objects which can take advantage of operator overloading. The following table describes the operators supported in Groovy and the methods they map to." http://groovy.codehaus.org/operators.html I've never used Groovy. So I cannot help you with syntax, etc. IR