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public class T {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int x = 3;
        final Object[] foo = { x };

        Thread t = new Thread(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                System.out.println(String.valueOf(foo[0]));
            }
        });

        t.start();

        try {
            Thread.sleep(1000);
        } catch (InterruptedException e) { }
    }

}