Objektorienteeritud programmeerimine (Narva Kolledž) 2019/20 kevad

Chapter 3

Reference semantics

A variable refers to the specific location in memory where the value is stored.

Copy of an array

The reference semantics is important for example for making a copy of an array. If we need to copy an array, we can do:

• copy an array element by element;
• use method arraycopy from the class System (check API);
• use method clone from the class Object (check API).

Chapter 3