public class Ex24PassString
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		//example to show, although string is pass by reference, it cannot be changed due to the fact that string object is immutable in java
		String name = "Shakesphere";
		System.out.println("In main, the name is "+name);
		changeName(name);
		System.out.println("Back in main, the name is "+name);
	}
	
	public static void changeName(String str)
	{
		str = "Dickens";	//String object is immutable, cannot be changed
		System.out.println("In changeName, the name is now "+str);
	}
}