Senthilrajan

• Jun 17th, 2005

 

Passing by reference is impossible in JAVA but Java support the object reference so. 
Object is the only way to pass the integer by refrence. 
 
Thanks  
 
K.Senthilrajan 

avin

• Jul 26th, 2005

 

Create a wrapper class Integer of int. Now u can pass the Integer class by reference.

G.Laxmi Narsaiah

• Aug 14th, 2005

 

what is wrapper class ? 
give me example for this pass a java integer by reference to another function  
plz send to this mail id g_laxmi_narsaiah@yahoo.co.in

Pramod Sisodiya

• Aug 16th, 2005

 

U can pass int, as a refrence through integer wrapper class. But still ur purpose not solved through this to change the value of actual integer variable. If u want to get changes through function then u have to use Int handler.

Siva Gandi

• Oct 4th, 2005

 

you can use int array of length 1 instead

Ravi Kumar

• Oct 17th, 2005

 

In Java,

Primitive Types are passed by value

Objects are passed by reference

Note: No reference will be passed incase of Remote access.

Same object can be referenced with in the JVM only.

sowmya

• Apr 6th, 2007

 

wrapper class is a class that allow primitive data types to accessed as objects

geeky1

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• Jul 20th, 2008

 

java is always pass by value. When objects are passed copy of the reference is passed

aleemkh

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• Jul 30th, 2008

 

Java is neither Pass By value or Pass By reference.

Let say the functiion is
public function(int number)

//code which calls the above function
int num = 10;
function(num)

so num here points to 10 , the num has some adress . The address of num is copied to the number and both this num and number will point to 10.

pravinsharma

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• Oct 17th, 2008

 

Java is only pass-by-value language. Passing a reference is not possible though you can pass by value. If you want changes to reflect back then consider the primitive type in a custom class not a wrapper class i.e., to say, this class will have getter and setter methods. Pass this object by value to another function. The value passed is the memory location to the function. This seems like pass-by-reference. Modify the value from the function - it will be reflected in the original. JOB DONE.

Example:

class ContainInt {
    int intVal;        //primitive type
   
    public ContainInt(int i) {
        intVal = i;
    }
   
    public void setIntVal(int i) {
        intVal = i;
    }
   
    public int getIntVal() {
        return intVal;
    }
   
    public String toString() {
        return String.valueOf(intVal);
    }
}

public class Temp {
   
    private void modVal(ContainInt intVal) {
        //intVal = new ContainInt(20);        //don't do this, will break ref.
        intVal.setIntVal(20);
    }
   
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ContainInt intVal = new ContainInt(10);
       
        System.out.println("Before modification : " + intVal);
       
        new Temp().modVal(intVal);
       
        System.out.println("After modification : " + intVal);
    }
}

sailendra.n.jena

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• Aug 26th, 2010

 

Yes you can pass the integer by reference to another. see this example

int i=5;
Integer ob=new Integer(i);
Demo d=new Demo();
d.fun(ob);
 
Here you can only pass the address through ob. because when you pass a reference to another method then it will send only address of that variable.

sourabharvikar3

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• May 4th, 2011

 

what is point behind sending integer by reference???
Still if you want to do so... look
class Demo{
private int i;
public static void main(String[] ar){
      Demo d=new Demo();
      d.i=10;
      System.out.println(d.i); //will print 10
       demoFunction(d);
      System.out.println(d.i);   // will print 20
}

public demoFunction(Demo d){
      d.i=20;
}
}

i hope this will satisfy you.......

Mayank

• Mar 13th, 2018

 

I don't think that is right because if it was then changing the value inside the called function should reflect the change when the passed variable is accessed in calling function.