How can Java assignment be made to point to an object instead of making a copy?
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In a class, I have:
private Foo bar;
public Constructor(Foo bar)
{
this.bar = bar;
}
Instead of creating a copy of bar from the object provided in the parameter, is it possible to include a pointer to bar in the constructor such that changing the original bar changes the field in this object?
Another way of putting it:
int x = 7;
int y = x;
x = 9;
System.out.print(y); //Prints 7.
It is possible to set it up so that printing y prints 9 instead of 7?
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