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C# makes distinction of those two. Does java do the same or differently?
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Variables of reference types store references to their data (objects), while variables of value types directly contain their data. With reference types, two variables can reference the same object; therefore, operations on one variable can affect the object referenced by the other variable.
Following are the reference types in Java. class types − This reference type points to an object of a class. array types − This reference type points to an array. interface types − This reference type points to an object of a class which implements an interface.
Java is officially always pass-by-value. The question is, then, “what is passed by value?” As we have said in class, the actual “value” of any variable on the stack is the actual value for primitive types (int, float, double, etc) or the reference for reference types.
Variables in Java are classified into primitive and reference variables. From the programmer's perspective, a primitive variable's information is stored as the value of that variable, whereas a reference variable holds a reference to information related to that variable.
In Java, all objects and enums are reference types, and all primitives are value types. The distinction between the two is the same as in C# with respect to copy semantics, but you cannot define a new value type in Java.
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In Java, the primitives are value types, classes and arrays are reference types.
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