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Does Java pass by reference or pass by value?

You might know that Java passes by value, but it helps to understand why. Here's what happens when you pass mutable and immutable object references in Java. Many programming languages allow passing ...
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Is it poor programming practice to pass parameters as objects?

Anything, and I mean ANYTHING, can be abused in coding. Your prefered style, paradigm, or TLA of the minute is not an exception. If you can dream it I can abuse it. If you judge a feature of a ...
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passing a data reader between classes

First off this is ASP.NET with VB code behinds and classes.<BR><BR>Ive got 2 classes.<BR><BR>The first one is a database object class that has several overload functions to execute storedprocedures or ...
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Class and object initialization in Java

Classes and objects in Java must be initialized before they are used. You’ve previously learned that class fields are initialized to default values when classes are loaded, and that objects are ...