TestPassByValue.java

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 * TestPassByValue.java
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 * Created on January 22, 2007, 1:21 PM
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/**
 *
 * @author sang
 */
public class TestPassByValue {
    
    /** Creates a new instance of TestPassByValue */
    public TestPassByValue() {
    }
    
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int i = 10;
        
        // Print the value of i
        System.out.println("start of the main method and i = " + i);
        
        // Call method test, which is defined below
        // and pass int value as a parameter.  Since
        // int is a primitive type, this parameter is passed
        // by value.
        test( i );
        
        // print the value of i. please note that  i not changed
        System.out.println("end of the main method and i = " + i);
    }
    
    // Another static method in the TestPassByValue class
    public static void test(int j){
        
        System.out.println("start of the test method and j = " + j);
        
        // change value of parameter i
        j = 33;
        
        System.out.println("end of the test method and j = " + j);
    }
}