Re: Pointer vs Reference

Roedy Green <see_website@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

In Java a final reference cannot be changed. An non-final reference
can.

If we are pedantic, then it would be more correct to say:

A final variable (of reference type or not) cannot be changed. A
non-final variable can. References themselves are atomic and immutable.

In Java, Objects are not first class values. A variable cannot hold
an object. What they can hold is a reference to an object.
/L
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