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Asked: 2026-06-04T15:53:51+00:00

So from my understanding of Java, when you write return value; It might actually

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So from my understanding of Java, when you write

return value;

It might actually return one of two things: the value of ‘value’, or a reference to ‘value’, depending on what type ‘value’ is. To my knowledge, if ‘value’ is a primitive data type, Java returns the value of ‘value’, and if ‘value’ is an abstract data type, like a class, then Java returns a reference to ‘value’.

Now, what I’m curious about is the behavior of return with enumerations. If ‘variable’ is of type enum, does a value or a reference get returned?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Any Enum is an object that extends java.lang.Enum and as such you get back a reference.

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