Suggestion:
private static void test(final Stringbuilder sb)
public class Main {
private static void test1(StringBuilder sb) {
sb.append("b");
}
private static void test2(StringBuilder sb) {
sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append("b");
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
StringBuilder sb1 = new StringBuilder().append("a");
test1(sb1);
System.out.println(sb1.toString()); // ab
StringBuilder sb2 = new StringBuilder().append("a");
test2(sb2);
System.out.println(sb2.toString()); // a
}
}