java获取方法返回类型_java-获取方法的返回值

我在Eclipse中运行以下代码：

ArrayList list = new ArrayList();

ArrayList alist = new ArrayList();

// add some elements ti list

list.add(new StringBuilder("hello"));

list.add(new StringBuilder("2"));

list.add(new StringBuilder("hi"));

list.add(new StringBuilder("this"));

// add some elements to alist

alist.add(4);

alist.add(9);

//get method

StringBuilder a = list.get(3);

a.append(" is a good day");

int b = alist.get(1);

b = 7;

// print the list

System.out.println("LinkedList:" + list);

System.out.println("ArrayList:" + alist);

结果在这里

LinkedList:[hello, 2, hi, this is a good day]

ArrayList:[4, 9]

看起来get方法将list元素的浅表副本(对于StringBuilder)返回到a,但是将深层副本(对于整数而言)返回到b！

为什么会发生？ get方法是否返回列表元素的深层或浅层副本？