I have a question. What is wrong with regards to the below code: ArrayList tempList2 = new ArrayList(); tempList2 = getXYZ(tempList1, tempList2); //method getXYZ getXYZ(ArrayList tempList1, ArrayList tempList2) { //does some logic and adds objects into tempList2 return tempList2; } The code will get executed but it seems by passing tempList2 to the getXYZ method argument, it is doing object recycling. My question is, Is recycling the tempList2 arraylist object correct?