Example of object sharing using stacks

import java.util.Stack;
import java.util.Random;

public class ShareStacks {
	public static void main(String [] args){
		// create a new stack of strings
		Stack<String> stack = new Stack<String>();
		
		// push some strings onto the stack
		stack.push("apple");
		stack.push("banana");
		stack.push("kiwi");
		
		// Java allows you to print the entire stack
		System.out.println(stack);
		
		// creating a new Stack variable that points to the same stack as stack1
		Stack<String> stack1 = stack;
		
		// This pops the stack that both stack and stack1 point to
		stack1.pop();
		
		System.out.println("stack is " + stack);
		System.out.println("stack1 is " + stack1);
		
		// create a new (empty) stack and make stack1 hold its address
		stack1 = new Stack<String>();
		m(stack1);
		
		// "kiwi" was pushed onto this stack when it was passed to the method m
		System.out.println("stack1 is " + stack1);
		
		// this makes both stack and stack1 point to the same stack
		stack = m1(stack1);
		
		System.out.println("stack is " + stack);
		System.out.println("stack1 is " + stack1);	
	}
	
	public static void m(Stack<String> s) {
		s.push("kiwi");
	}
	
	// THis method returns the stack address
	public static Stack<String> m1(Stack<String> s) {
		s.push("lemon");
		return s;
	}
}

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