// references/Immutable2.java // (c)2021 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose. // Visit http://OnJava8.com for more book information. // A companion class to modify immutable objects class Mutable { private int data; Mutable(int initVal) { data = initVal; } public Mutable add(int x) { data += x; return this; } public Mutable multiply(int x) { data *= x; return this; } public Immutable2 makeImmutable2() { return new Immutable2(data); } } public class Immutable2 { private int data; public Immutable2(int initVal) { data = initVal; } public int read() { return data; } public boolean nonzero() { return data != 0; } public Immutable2 add(int x) { return new Immutable2(data + x); } public Immutable2 multiply(int x) { return new Immutable2(data * x); } public Mutable makeMutable() { return new Mutable(data); } public static Immutable2 modify1(Immutable2 y) { Immutable2 val = y.add(12); val = val.multiply(3); val = val.add(11); val = val.multiply(2); return val; } // This produces the same result: public static Immutable2 modify2(Immutable2 y) { Mutable m = y.makeMutable(); m.add(12).multiply(3).add(11).multiply(2); return m.makeImmutable2(); } public static void main(String[] args) { Immutable2 i2 = new Immutable2(47); Immutable2 r1 = modify1(i2); Immutable2 r2 = modify2(i2); System.out.println("i2 = " + i2.read()); System.out.println("r1 = " + r1.read()); System.out.println("r2 = " + r2.read()); } } /* Output: i2 = 47 r1 = 376 r2 = 376 */