{"id":8802,"date":"2019-07-23T22:25:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T16:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/?p=8802"},"modified":"2019-07-23T22:25:41","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T16:55:41","slug":"major-differences-between-c-and-java","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/","title":{"rendered":"{Updated} 10 Major Differences Between C And JAVA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the major differences between C And JAVA.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/#1_JAVA_is_Object-Oriented_while_C_is_procedural_Different_Paradigms_that_is\" >1. JAVA is Object-Oriented while C is procedural. Different Paradigms, that is.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/#2_Java_is_an_Interpreted_language_while_C_is_a_compiled_language\" >2. Java is an Interpreted language while C is a compiled language.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/#3_C_is_a_low-level_language_while_JAVA_is_a_high-level_language\" >3. C is a low-level language while JAVA is a high-level language.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/#4_C_uses_the_top-down_sharp_smooth_approach_while_JAVA_uses_the_bottom-up_on_the_rocksapproach\" >4. C uses the top-down\u00a0{sharp &amp; smooth}\u00a0approach while JAVA uses the bottom-up\u00a0{on the rocks}approach.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/#5_Pointer_go_backstage_in_JAVA_while_C_requires_explicit_handling_of_pointers\" >5. Pointer go\u00a0backstage\u00a0in JAVA while C requires explicit handling of pointers.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/#6_The_Behind-the-scenes_Memory_Management_with_JAVA_The_User-Based_Memory_Management_in_C\" >6. The Behind-the-scenes Memory Management with JAVA &amp; The User-Based Memory Management in C.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/#7_JAVA_supports_Method_Overloading_while_C_does_not_support_overloading_at_all\" >7. JAVA supports Method Overloading while C does not support overloading at all.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/#8_Unlike_C_JAVA_does_not_support_Preprocessors_does_not_really_them\" >8. Unlike C, JAVA does not support Preprocessors, &amp; does not really them.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/#9_The_standard_Input_Output_Functions\" >9. The standard Input &amp; Output Functions.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/#10_Exception_Handling_in_JAVA_And_the_errors_crashes_in_C\" >10. Exception Handling in JAVA And the errors &amp; crashes in C.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/#Top_ten_Best_C_programming_Books\" >Top ten Best C programming Books<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/major-differences-between-c-and-java\/#Top_ten_Best_Java_programming_Books\" >Top ten Best Java programming Books<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8803\" src=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Difference-Between-C-and-Java-e1473858662329-1.png\" alt=\"{Updated} 10 Major Differences Between C And JAVA\" width=\"570\" height=\"324\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_JAVA_is_Object-Oriented_while_C_is_procedural_Different_Paradigms_that_is\"><\/span>1. JAVA is Object-Oriented while C is procedural. Different Paradigms, that is.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most differences between the features of the two languages arise due to the use of different\u00a0programming paradigms. C breaks down to functions while JAVA breaks down to Objects. C is more procedure-oriented while JAVA is data-oriented.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Java_is_an_Interpreted_language_while_C_is_a_compiled_language\"><\/span>2. Java is an Interpreted language while C is a compiled language.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We all know what a compiler does. It takes your code &amp; translates it into something the machine can understand-that is to say-0\u2019s &amp; 1\u2019s-the machine-level code. That\u2019s exactly what happens with our C code-it gets \u2018compiled\u2019. While with JAVA, the code is first transformed to what is called the bytecode. This bytecode is then executed by the JVM(Java Virtual Machine). For the same reason, JAVA code is more portable.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_C_is_a_low-level_language_while_JAVA_is_a_high-level_language\"><\/span>3. C is a low-level language while JAVA is a high-level language.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>C is a low-level language(difficult interpretation for the user, closer significance to the machine-level code) while JAVA is a high-level language (abstracted from the machine-level details, closer significance to the program itself).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_C_uses_the_top-down_sharp_smooth_approach_while_JAVA_uses_the_bottom-up_on_the_rocksapproach\"><\/span>4. C uses the top-down\u00a0{sharp &amp; smooth}\u00a0approach while JAVA uses the bottom-up\u00a0{on the rocks}approach.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In C, formulating the <a href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/guidance-programming-starters\/\">program begins<\/a> by defining the whole and then splitting them into smaller elements. JAVA(and C++ and other OOP languages) follows the bottom-up approach where the smaller elements combine together to form the whole.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Pointer_go_backstage_in_JAVA_while_C_requires_explicit_handling_of_pointers\"><\/span>5. Pointer go\u00a0<em>backstage<\/em>\u00a0in JAVA while C requires explicit handling of pointers.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to JAVA, we don\u2019t need the *\u2019s &amp; &amp;\u2019s to deal with pointers &amp; their addressing. More formally, there is no pointer syntax required in JAVA. It does what it needs to do. While in JAVA, we do create references for objects.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_The_Behind-the-scenes_Memory_Management_with_JAVA_The_User-Based_Memory_Management_in_C\"><\/span>6. The Behind-the-scenes Memory Management with JAVA &amp; The User-Based Memory Management in C.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Remember \u2018malloc\u2019 &amp; \u2018free\u2019? Those are the library <a href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/c-generate-pdf-library-that-lets-you-create-c-pdf-programs-in-minutes\/\">calls used in C<\/a> to allocate &amp; free chunks of memory for specific data(specified using the keyword \u2018sizeof\u2019). Hence in C, the memory is managed by the user while JAVA uses a garbage collector that deletes the objects that no longer have any references to them.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_JAVA_supports_Method_Overloading_while_C_does_not_support_overloading_at_all\"><\/span>7. JAVA supports Method Overloading while C does not support overloading at all.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>JAVA supports function or method overloading-that is we can have two or more functions with the same name(with certain varying parameters like return types to allow the machine to differentiate between them). That it to say, we can overload methods with the\u00a0<em>same name having different method signatures<\/em>. JAVA(unlike C++), does not support Operator Overloading while C does not allow overloading at all.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Unlike_C_JAVA_does_not_support_Preprocessors_does_not_really_them\"><\/span>8. Unlike C, JAVA does not support Preprocessors, &amp; does not really them.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The preprocessor directives like #include &amp; #define, etc are considered one of the most essential elements of C programming. However, there are no preprocessors in JAVA. JAVA uses other alternatives for the preprocessors. For instance,\u00a0<em>public static final<\/em>\u00a0is used instead of the #define preprocessor. Java maps class names to a directory and file structure instead of the #include used to include files in C.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_The_standard_Input_Output_Functions\"><\/span>9. The standard Input &amp; Output Functions.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Although this difference might not hold any conceptual(intuitive) significance, it\u2019s maybe just the tradition. C uses the printf &amp; scanf functions as its standard input &amp; output while JAVA uses the System.out.print &amp; System.in.read functions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Exception_Handling_in_JAVA_And_the_errors_crashes_in_C\"><\/span>10. Exception Handling in JAVA And the errors &amp; crashes in C.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When an error occurs in a Java program it results in an exception being thrown. It can then be handled using various exception handling techniques.<a href=\"https:\/\/programesecure.com\/best-online-cpp-compiler\/\"> While in C<\/a>, if there\u2019s an error, there IS an error.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_ten_Best_C_programming_Books\"><\/span>Top ten Best C programming Books<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>[amazon bestseller=&#8221;c programming&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_ten_Best_Java_programming_Books\"><\/span>Top ten Best Java programming Books<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>[amazon bestseller=&#8221;java programming&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the major differences between C And JAVA. 1. JAVA is Object-Oriented while C is procedural. 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