Ashutosh Gupta

• Jun 26th, 2005

 

No Reference is not lost. Java always passes the object by reference, now two references is pointing to the same object.

Bill Leonard

• Oct 11th, 2005

 

In Java, it is ALWAYS pass by VALUE. Confusion occurs because all OBJECT variables in Java are references to objects. When we call a method in Java, the object reference is PASSED BY VALUE to the method (this means that a variable for the method's argument is created and the reference is COPIED to it).

pallavi

• Aug 14th, 2007

 

Yes, we can create more copy of object.

Amit Patil

• Sep 17th, 2007

 

@Bill:Pass by value of objects references is called pass by reference. In java its always pass by references unless we are dealing with primitives which is pass by value.

If a object is reassigned to a new refernces the original reference is not lost

vinaymudgil007

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• Jun 9th, 2008

 

No, the orignal refererence is still intact....... this is because even though it's a fererence but java still pass it by value

vinny

Scorpio_

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• May 7th, 2010

 

Mr Ashutosh Gupta,

Java is pass-by-value.
For primitives, you pass a copy of the actual value.
For references to objects, you pass a copy of the reference.
You never pass the object. All objects are stored on the heap. Always
http://www.javaranch.com/campfire/StoryPassBy.jsp

Aqan12

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• Jun 3rd, 2010

 

Primitives are always passed by value.
Objects: Passed by value of reference. i.e. a copy of reference is passed into the method. Any changes to the reference itself will not be visible outside the method, so if you had another copy of the reference stored in a local/class variable it will retain the reference as it is.