CSC300 / CSC402: Copying a Reference [20/24]

Integer x = 3000; Integer y = x; x==y : true Objects.equals(x,y) : true x.equals(y) : true

y is now an alias for the object x was pointing to at the time the assignment x = y was performed.

Note: If you do an assignment, such as x = null after that, y would still point to the boxed integer with the value of 3000!