When you pass an array or an individual array element of a reference type to a method, the called method receives ________. When you pass an individual element of a primitive type, the called method receives ________.
A) a copy of the element's reference, a copy of the element's reference
B) a copy of the element's value, a copy of the element's reference
C) a copy of the element's value, a copy of the element's value
D) a copy of the element's reference, a copy of the element's value

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When you pass an array or an individual array element of a reference type to a method, the method receives a copy of the reference to the same array or object, not a copy of the actual object itself. This means changes to the object's fields inside the method affect the original object. However, when you pass an individual element of a primitive type, the method receives a copy of the value itself, so changes to this value do not affect the original variable.

When You Pass an Array or an Individual Array Element