Difference beween c, c++ and java

Feature	C	C++	Java
Paradigms	Procedural	Procedural, OOP, Generic Programming	OOP, Generic Programming (from Java 5)
Form of Compiled Source Code	Executable Native Code	Executable Native Code	Java bytecode
Memory management	Manual	Manual	Managed, using a garbage collector
Pointers	Yes, very commonly used.	Yes, very commonly used, but some form of references available too.	No pointers; references are used instead.
Preprocessor	Yes	Yes	No
String Type	Character arrays	Character arrays, objects	Objects
Complex Data Types	Structures, unions	Structures, unions, classes	Classes
Inheritance	N/A	Multiple class inheritance	Single class inheritance, multiple interface implementation
Operator Overloading	N/A	Yes	No
Automatic coercions	Yes, with warnings if loss could occur	Yes, with warnings if loss could occur	Not at all if loss could occur; msut cast explicitly
Variadic Parameters	Yes	Yes	No
Goto Statement	Yes	Yes	No