Does Java make distinction between value type and reference type

Question

C# makes distinction of those two. Does java do the same or differently?

Answer 1

In Java, the primitives are value types, classes and arrays are reference types.

Answer 2

Actually, everything in Java is passed by value, references being a special type of value, just like pointers are values in C. More about the semantics here:

http://javadude.com/articles/passbyvalue.htm

C# on the other hand, does have real references a la C++, which are unrelated to reference values... Can it get any more confusing than that?

Answer 3

In Java, all objects and enums are reference types, and all primitives are value types. The distinction between the two is the same as in C# with respect to copy semantics, but you cannot define a new value type in Java.