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It would mean that the invoked method gets a reference to the original object rather than its own copy of the object. It's only obvious if we assume some knowl
by dlubarov 12y ago
It would mean that the invoked method gets a reference to the original object rather than its own copy of the object.
It's only obvious if we assume some knowledge of Java's semantics.
- mannykannot 12y agoYou appear to be saying 'we can call it pass-by-reference if we use a special definition of the term when speaking about Java.' "A word means what I want it to mean, nothing more, nothing less." - Humpty Dumpty, 'Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There'. There should be a variant of Occam's Razor specifically against unnecessary semantic splitting and proliferation.