Java doesn't have pointers! Just mudying the waters, or was it serious? If so sorry.
Think of it as chucking water over someone, as opposed to passing them a cup of water. Thats pretty similar. or, um, having someone talk to you, rather than pass you a piece of paper. hmmm. J, ---------------------------------------- Message History ---------------------------------------- From: "Galbreath, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/02/2002 08:48 EST Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mikkel Bruun'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Struts (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: RE: Java Trivia Obviously, the first is passed by value, but the second? We know p will reference the same object it referenced before the method invocation - the memory location it points to is the same. Because p will always point to the same memory location, is it not also passed by value? ;-) -----Original Message----- From: Mikkel Bruun [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 8:44 AM Ehh... primitives vs ojbects??? by value or by ref... whats the point?? -----Original Message----- From: Galbreath, Mark To: Struts (E-mail); J2ee (E-mail) What's the difference between int i = 3; someMethod( i); and Point p = new Point( 3, 3); someOtherMethod( p); ? Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
