A reference variable is a variable that is for an object. You pass objects to methods as a reference only.
I hope that helps explain it. Stephen Sent from my iPhone On Dec 23, 2009, at 10:16 AM, Shashank Malhotra <[email protected]> wrote: > I came across the following line: > A reference variable of a superclass can be assigned a > reference to any subclass derived from that superclass. > what does that mean?? > What is a reference variable?? > -- > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaprogrammingwithpassion?hl=en -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaprogrammingwithpassion?hl=en
