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1 public class StrBufTest {
2 public void method1(StringBuffer s1, StringBuffer s2){
3 s1.append("There");
4 s2 = s1;
5 }
public static void main(String[] args){
StringBuffer sb1 = new StringBuffer("Hello");
StringBuffer sb2 = new StringBuffer("Hello");
StrBufTest sbt = new StrBufTest();
sbt.method1(sb1, sb2);
System.out.println("sb1 is " + sb1 + "\nsb2 is " + sb2);
}
}
Answer is: sb1 is "HelloThere"; sb2 is "Hello".
When we say s2 = s1. It creates copy of reference. both should have save content. How come sb1 and sb2 is different???
 
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1 public class StrBufTest {
2 public void method1(StringBuffer s1, StringBuffer s2){
3 s1.append("There"); //
here u are manipulating on the string directly
and so u see the change
4 s2 = s1;// u are changing the ref of the local s2 object
in method argument
5 }
public static void main(String[] args){
StringBuffer sb1 = new StringBuffer("Hello");
StringBuffer sb2 = new StringBuffer("Hello");
StrBufTest sbt = new StrBufTest();
sbt.method1(sb1, sb2);
System.out.println("sb1 is " + sb1 + "\nsb2 is " + sb2);
}
}
 
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can somebody throw more light, i dont get it
 
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Please refer to this dicussion and let us know if you are convinced.
regds
maha anna
 
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