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title: "What are pass by reference and passby value in java?"  
description: "What are pass by reference and passby value in java?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-03-26  
updated: 2020-09-15  
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category: "java"  
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# What are pass by reference and passby value in java?

Pass By Reference means the passing the address itself rather than passing the value. Passby Value means passing a copy of the value to be passed.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

Pass By Reference means the passing the address itself rather than passing the value. Passby Value means passing a copy of the value to be passed.


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