#378 Reassigning a Reference Inside a Method

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public class Exercise1 {
    static void changeName(Person person) {
        person = new Person("Alice");
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Person person = new Person("Bob");
        System.out.println(person.name);
        changeName(person);
        System.out.println(person.name);
    }
}

class Person {
    public String name;

    public Person(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }
}

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