What does "state" mean? (was Please Explain)

[ramya ray]

Please explain the meaning of state
"Primitive values do not share state with other primitive values. "
[ September 01, 2006: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]

[Christophe Verré]

I think that it means that :

int a = 1;
int b = a;
a = 2;
System.out.println(b); // not 2 

Maybe

[marc weber]

Originally posted by ramya ramya:
... "Primitive values do not share state with other primitive values. "

Where did that quote come from?
[ August 31, 2006: Message edited by: marc weber ]

[Christophe Verré]

I've seen that at least in the Java spec : 4.2 Primitive Types and Values

[ramya ray]

Thanks,You are right.