Why am I getting an output equals 5? I was expecting 6, because after the "addthenumber(x);" line, the method is called, and what I am thinking is the method performs the calculation and 5 becomes 6. So sysout should print 6, but how is it 5?  public class CodeMomkeyPassingvalue  {     public static void main(String[] args)      {         int x = 5;         addthenumber(x);         System.out.println(x);     }      private static void addthenumber(int number)      {         number = number+1;     } }   output:  5
I always thought Java uses pass-by-reference. However, I've seen a couple of blog posts (for example, ) that claim that it isn't (the blog post says that Java uses pass-by-value). I don't think I understand the distinction they're making. What is the explanation?
How do you kill the devil? My office is a converted garage about 30 feet from my house.   I have a coaxial cable already running from my house to the office.   I want to attach a Ethernet cable from my DSL modem, in my office, to a computer in my house.   Since I already have the coaxial cable installed, I bought two coax to Ethernet converters (NVA-P-860-BP78 Video Balun), but when I hooked them up I am getting no signal. It was my understanding that an Ethernet signal could travel over a coaxial cable.   Is that wrong? Any ideas why this isn't working? How can I concatenate two arrays in Java? I realise it's unlikely that posting the file would cause a problem. However, since I know nothing about what a what's in a minidump file I thought I should check. I would like to set a maximum execution time for sql queries like set_time_limit() in php. How can I do ? Word for phrases that are examples of what they describe Where do ultra-high-energy cosmic rays come from? Physicists have detected an amazing variety of energetic phenomena in the universe, including beams of particles of unexpectedly high energy but of unknown origin. In laboratory accelerators, we can produce beams of energetic particles, but the energy of these cosmic rays far exceeds any energies produced on Earth. So my question is, from where do these  come from? Unable to install .NET 3.5 on Windows 8.1 I am trying to install .NET 3.5 to work on few legacy applications and this has been burning my head for past few weeks.   During installation a pop up window requests me to install .NET 3.5 and when i hit download it fails stating issues with internet connection. But internet works just fine Tried enabling .NET 3.5 from Control panel it redirects to " Download from Windows update " and the download goes on forever ( best try 6 hours on 18mbps wifi keeps loading..) Using Dism with and without /LimitAccess the process gets stuck at 65.8% and then throws a  Downloaded offline package 253 MB from microsoft when i tried to install it again asks me download 3.5 to launch dotfx35.exe which is the setup file :( Tried everything from  no luck   Please help.. :( What should I do when Ubuntu freezes? Dual Booting win 10 and Ubuntu 18.04 on two separate physical ssds I have gotten as far as to create the bootable usb, booting into that bootable usb and getting to the install options however i quit because I had some concerns.  I currently have a Samsung 850 evo 1tb that has win 10ninstalled. I want to dual boot with Ubuntu 18.04 by installing it on a brand new unformatted uninitialized Samsung 860bevo 250gb. Should i format the brand new ssd as a new volume in win 10 and then proceed with the Ubuntu install on this volume. What else should i do? Im a first time Ubuntu user and installer.  Any and all help is appreciated. I am wondering what the difference between a definition and an axiom.  Isn't an axiom something what we define to be true?  For example, one of the axioms of Peano Arithmetic states that $\forall n:0\neq S(n)$, or in English, that zero isn't the successor of any natural number. Why can't we define 0 to be the natural number such that it isn't the successor of any natural number?  In general, why is an axiom not a definition?   Are there cases where we can formulate definitions as axioms or vice versa? I've been very into acoustics lately, specifically the harmonic series. I find it fascinating how the harmonic series works as a sort of guideline to harmony, and how we base tuning systems on trying to estimate the intervals from the harmonic series.  As you've probably gathered already, I know close to nothing about acoustics. But I would love an acoustic textbook that's suitable for dummies like myself. What should be taken into consideration when mixing fluxx sets?   I played a game of Stoner and Zombie fluxx mixed the other day, and I found it super fun. It add variance to the theming, and especially with the Stoner fluxx (if you're playing with the, ahem, special rules) and stretches it out.   What are the potential pitfalls of mixing sets, and what else should be taken into consideration? Did English ever have a word for 'yes' for negative questions? The Germans have doch and the French have si as a word that means "yes" in response to a negative question, such as:     Don't you want some ice-cream?   Yes [I do]!   In English, we only have yes (as far as I know) and further clarification is required in order to be unambiguous.  Did we ever have such a word in English and, if so, what happened to it? If not, given the French and Germanic influences on English, any idea why not? How do I install pepper-flash on Chromium? I have Chromium web browser on my Lubuntu 13.04 (pre-installed).  I use LX Terminal (pre-installed) to write commands. 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Specifying spaces between words What does “a couple” mean to you, and what does “a few” mean to you? I have a table that I want to insert on a page, but at least one (perhaps both) of the following conditions are met:   The table is too wide to fit within the text block or page. That is, I'm exceeding some horizontal restriction. The table is too tall to fit within the text block or page. That is, I'm exceeding some vertical restriction.   What are my options to make this table fit? If it doesn't fit, regardless of my attempts, what other options exist? I'm not quite sure how the total attack bonus interacts with BAB.   Can you make more attacks than shown by your BAB (e.g. +11/+6/+1 BAB allows you to make 3 attacks) by having a high enough DEX, STR or other attack bonus modifiers? Assuming I have +11/+6/+1 BAB, and a spell gives me +6 attack bonus, would that make me able to attack as if I had +17/+12/+7/+2 BAB, giving me an extra attack?)   Can you make multiple attacks even if you have one of your stats drained, making your attack bonus negative, or less than 5?      It says in the SRD that the formula for attack bonus in melee is this:       Base attack bonus + Strength modifier + size modifier   I've also been told that you can make multiple attacks in one turn, but each attack gains a -5 penalty to attack bonus.