If I attach an object to a bundle and store the bundle in an intent and start another activity, does that activity work on a copy of the original object or does it use the same object but just passes along a pointer?
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If I attach an object to a bundle and store the bundle in an intent and start another activity, does that activity work on a copy of the original object or does it use the same object but just passes along a pointer?
In Java there is no such thing as pointers. You can either pass and object by value or by reference.
CommonsWare listed the possibilities the following way:
So you pass your objects by value.