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StringBuffer problem

 
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question from http://www.geocities.com/sunjava_scjp/Mock2.html

Why is the output "String Buffer added" when String Buffer is assigned "Hai"
in the last line?

Pls explain
[ November 08, 2004: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]
 
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Hello,

When you enter in the method "method", there is only 1 object in memory (the one with the value "StringBuffer") but 2 references to this object (sb in the main andthe local variable sb in the method parameter).

Ref sb (from main method) ---> "StringBuffer"
Ref sb (from method method) ---> the same object

So when you call sb.append(...) in the method "method", it's the original object that is modified =>StringBufferAppend. At this time we have in memory:

Ref sb (from main method) ---> "StringBufferAppend"
Ref sb (from method method) ---> the same object

Then when you create a new object and assign it to sb, it is the local reference that is modified, not the reference from the variable of the main method. The result in memory is:

Ref sb (from main method) ---> "StringBufferAppend"
Ref sb (from method method) ---> "Hai"

So when you leave the method "method", the variable sb reference already the same object, that has been modified.

Hope it can help.
 
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Thanks for clearing my concepts!
 
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Thank you for your explanation Olivier Lambert.
 
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very nice explaination...!!
thanx bro
 
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