Re: An Off-Topic Apology [Was: [Way Off-Topic] Re: will this code work?]

[Srinivasan S (Systems Engineering Group)]

No ted, actually i gained a lot of information from ur response,
eventhough it was way off from the topic ur response has shed some light
in the basic programmer abt the passing values.

Thanks again for ur information
srini


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On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Ted Neward wrote:

> Good grief, I had no idea it was going to generate this level of response.My
> apologies to any and all for the off-topic discussion; this was far better
> suited to a different list than this one.
>
> Any further responses on my part will be off-line. Again, sorry for the
> disruption.
>
> Ted Neward
> Patterns/C++/Java/CORBA/EJB/COM-DCOM spoken here
> http://www.javageeks.com/~tneward
>  "I don't even speak for myself; my wife won't let me." --Me
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milt Epstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 9:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [Way Off-Topic] Re: will this code work?
>
>
> >On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Steve Odendahl wrote:
> >
> >[ ... ]
> >> No theory is necessary.  You can look it up.
> >>
> >> "All parameters to methods in Java are "call by value". That is,
> >> values of parameter variables in a method are copies of the values
> >> the invoker specified.  ...  When the parameter is an object
> >> reference, however, the object reference is what is passed "by
> >> value", not the object itself."
> >>
> >> -  Section 2.6.1, The Java Programming Language,  Arnold & Gosling, 1996
> >[ ... ]
> >
> >Well, to my mind, if you have to add that big a qualifier about what
> >happens with object parameters, then a statement like "All parameters
> >... are 'call by value'" is pretty meaningless.
> >
> >Milt Epstein
> >Research Programmer
> >Software/Systems Development Group
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