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  • method overloading is the primary way polymorphism is implemented in Java
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  • overloaded methods:
    1. appear in the same class or a subclass
    2. have the same name but,
    3. have different parameter lists, and,
    4. can have different return types
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Operator overloading is possible in java or not?

Java does not support opperator overloading, so the answer to your question is: none.


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