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Feature  

Java 

C++ 

Program exit value 

Main() must be declared a void 

i.e. a value cannot be returned 

with a return statement. The only 

way to do so is to call 

System.exit() 

Main() can return a value 

Global variables 

Are not allowed-every field or 

method is associated with classes 

and referred to by its fully 

qualified name. This care is taken 

to avoid conflicts 

Are allowed 

Filenames 

Source file should have the same 

name as the public class in it 

No such rule 

Comments 

Three kinds i.e. 

/*        */   block comment 

//               single line comment 

/**      */   java doc comment 

The java doc comment is 

specially processed by the 

javadoc program to produce 

simple online documentation 

Two kinds 

/*           */    block comment 

//                    single line comment 

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