returning an array weird problem

[mcleanj]

Here's an example of the code i'm having a problem with

	
public static double[] convertT(double[] t){
   double[] tArray=t;
   int index=0;
		
   for (double num:t){
      tArray[index]=num+273.1;
      index++;
   }
		
   return tArray;
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
		
   double[] tempC = {77.0, 77.0, 63.5, 53.3, 53.3, 77.6, 77.6, 77.6, 52.9, 52.9, 77.6,
	              62.7, 53.7, 53.7, 79.5, 79.5, 64.0, 64.0, 54.5, 39.2, 38.3, 49.4,
	              40.2, 40.2, 40.2, 40.2, 39.7, 40.2, 40.2, 40.2, 39.9, 39.9, 39.8};
	
		
   double[] tempK=convertT(tempC);
		
   for (double num:tempK){
      System.out.print(num+":");
   }
		
		
}

Okay better Description. I have an array of temperatures in degrees C and need to convert them into degrees K. I pass the array into the converT function and change each value inside an temp array. I have checked the temp array before returning it and the result is correct. I then return the array and assign it to the new array tempK in the main line. The values that are in tempK do not agree with the values that were in the temp array before i returned it.

Any ideas?

[Fubarable]

Please edit your post to add code tags so your code is readable. My first link below will tell you how. Also, please provide more detail about your problem. Your current description is a bit unclear to me.

[Junky]

When you pass Object (and arrays are Objects) you pass a reference to the Object/array and not a copy of it. So in your code the variables tempC, t, tArray and tempK all reference the same array. So when you make a change to one of the variables, all the other variables see that change.

Solution: create a new array in your method.

[mcleanj]

hopefully thats a bit better thanks for the links new to this forum

[mcleanj]

Thanks i forgot that in java arrays were objects.