pass-by-reference has a particular meaning. Java does not support this. There are plenty of pages on the web explaining why suggesting Java support pass-by-ref

pass-by-reference has a particular meaning. Java does not support this. There are plenty of pages on the web explaining why suggesting Java support pass-by-reference is incorrect. http://www.google.com/search?q=java+pass+by+reference http://www.google.com/search?q=java+pass+by+reference