class Test { int a; Test(int i) { a = i; } Test incrByTen() { Test temp = new Test(a + 10); return temp; } } class ReturnObjectTest { public static void main(String args[]) { Test ob1 = new Test(2); Test ob2; ob2 = ob1.incrByTen(); System.out.println("ob1.a: " + ob1.a); System.out.println("ob2.a: " + ob2.a); ob2 = ob2.incrByTen(); System.out.println("ob2.a after second increase: " + ob2.a); } }