Kira Yamato wrote:
> [..]
> Hmm... This raises a possibly off-topic question. I believe java
> does not hide overloaded functions like C++. Does this mean java
> suffer from some problems that C++ has avoided by introducing hiding?

In Java all functions are virtual. Does that answer your question?

> For example, does this mean it is possible to clone a java object only
> partially?

Ask in a Java newsgroup.

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