passing by reference in Java doubts

Question

So I was reading this post and response no. 2. In that example, after calling that method, does the Dog value at address 42, name\'s changes to Max?

Dog myDog;

         


        

Answer 1

This is probably the topic that is confusing for most novice developers in Java. duffymo had already provided a detailed answer (I'm not going to repeat that) but I could give you some articles for reference that I hope would clear the doubt from your mind.

Jon Skeet's article about parameter passing in Java
Pass-by-Value Please
Does Java pass by reference or pass by value?

HTH.