Does Java support pointers? why or why not? if not, is there an equivalent concept in java that almost does the same?
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Does Java support pointers? why or why not? if not, is there an equivalent concept in java that almost does the same?
Not in the same sense as C/C++. All object variables are pointer-like, but when you pass an object variable to a method, the reference is passed by value.
public class Test { int val; public static void doIt1(Test t) { t.val = 5; System.out.println("doIt1 t.val: " + t.val); // will print out 5 } public static void doIt2(Test t) { t = new Test(); t.val = 10; System.out.println("doIt2 t.val: " + t.val); // will print out 10 public static void main(String[] args) { Test my_t = new Test(); doIt1(my_t); System.out.println("my_t.val: " + my_t.val); // will print out 5 doIt2(my_t); System.out.println("my_t.val: " + my_t.val); // will print out 5 } }