String[] strings = {"x0","x1"}; strings[0] = "something else"; // mutable. Object[] things = strings; things[1] = null;// mutable. all works.(in ja

String[] strings = {"x0","x1"}; strings[0] = "something else"; // mutable. Object[] things = strings; things[1] = null;// mutable. all works.(in java), but I understand what you mean.