No. He is correct. Since an object reference is a pointer, the value of the
pointer
is sent to the method. However, that value *still* points to the same
object!
--Olu E.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milt Epstein [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 1:08 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Way Off-Topic] Re: will this code work?
>
> On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Steve Odendahl wrote:
>
> [ ... ]
> > No theory is necessary. You can look it up.
> >
> > "All parameters to methods in Java are "call by value". That is,
> > values of parameter variables in a method are copies of the values
> > the invoker specified. ... When the parameter is an object
> > reference, however, the object reference is what is passed "by
> > value", not the object itself."
> >
> > - Section 2.6.1, The Java Programming Language, Arnold & Gosling, 1996
> [ ... ]
>
> Well, to my mind, if you have to add that big a qualifier about what
> happens with object parameters, then a statement like "All parameters
> ... are 'call by value'" is pretty meaningless.
>
> Milt Epstein
> Research Programmer
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