Copyright (c) Qusay H. Mahmoud
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Holder Classes
lUsed to implement “out” and “inout” parameters
to CORBA operations.
lWhy do we need them?
void op(inout long x); // alter the
value of x
lBut in Java:
int x = 10; op(x);// op is not
allowed to change x
lHowever, “out” or “inout” mean that the actual value
of the parameter will be changed.