Java assignment operator overloading

Question

I know that Java doesn't support operator overloading, but I saw that you can assign value to an Integer object,for example, with the = operator and not by using a setter.

So I was wondering is it possible to implement such behavior to any class?

You can use the `=` on any class. – Mureinik Nov 29 '17 at 17:01 — Mureinik, Nov 29 '17 at 17:01
https://stackoverflow.com/q/17619724/1288 – Bill the Lizard Nov 29 '17 at 17:06 — Bill the Lizard, Nov 29 '17 at 17:06
Your question is _extremely_ unclear. – SLaks Nov 29 '17 at 17:16 — SLaks, Nov 29 '17 at 17:16

score -3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 29 '17 at 17:05

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No. Those assignments only work on Java Primitive Wrappers (Integer, Long, etc) and String.

answered Nov 29 '17 at 17:05

Lukas Bradley

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Ok. Thanks there ! – Adi Pascu Nov 29 '17 at 17:06
This is completely false; any type can be assigned. – SLaks Nov 29 '17 at 17:09
@SLaks I think he means `Long x = 0` for example. – OldCurmudgeon Nov 29 '17 at 17:15
You're talking about auto-boxing, which has nothing to do with `String`. It is very unclear that that's what the question is about. – SLaks Nov 29 '17 at 17:16
@Slaks I answered his question and he was very happy about it. – Lukas Bradley Nov 29 '17 at 17:21
It's still wrong; if you're talking about auto-boxing, it doesn't apply to `String`. – SLaks Nov 29 '17 at 18:09

Java assignment operator overloading

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