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Arguments By Reference
and By Value
PRESENTED BY
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}
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System.out.println("Value from method: " + someDog.age);
}
}
Passing Objects
- The original reference, d, points to a location in memory.
- When we pass d to a method, the method receives that memory location,
and assigns it a reference, someDog.
- Both references now point to the same memory location.
d someDog
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Terminology
- We use some terms to make a difference between the reference of an
object, and the object itself.
Referant
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d Reference
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