pass-by-reference or pass-by-value in Java methods

[Duy Dinh]

/** for complex objects **/

static void test2() {
    Person p = new Person("John");
    System.out.println("My current name: \t" + p.getName());
    String newName = "Michael";
    changeName(p, newName);
    System.out.println("My new name: \t" + p.getName());
}

private static void changeName(Person p, String newName) {
    //p.setName(newName); // line x
    p = new Person(newName); // line x + 1      
}