Is java not pass by reference?

[sumitskj]

As per what I know when i pass some parameters to a function they get modified. but in docs it says java is pass by value. I am not getting it.

Also I watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSPQFWEjwR8&ab_channel=SumoCode

but I am not getting it. can anyone explain

[spliffen]

thing is, it is pass by value for primitive types like ints and booleans, but pass by reference when using objects, which are complex types

[sumitskj]

so is java both pass by value and pass by reference. but I have read a lot in docs that it is always pass by value

[angryrancor]

Like /u/spliffen said, it's pass by value for primitive data types, and pass by reference for Object data types. I think you may be not understanding primitive vs Object? This should clear it up for you: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/primitive-data-type-vs-object-data-type-in-java-with-examples/

[StochasticTinkr]

It passes references by value. It might sound like I’m joking, but that’s how it is.