Can you write a swap routine in Java, or in any other language with only call-by-sharing parameters? What exactly should swap do in such a language? (Hint: Think about the distinction between the object to which a variable refers and the value [contents] of that object.)

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Can you write a swap routine in Java, or in any other language with only call-by-sharing parameters? What exactly should swap do in such a language? (Hint: Think about the distinction between the object to which a variable refers and the value [contents] of that object.)

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