Top "Pass-by-reference" questions

Pass by reference is an argument marshalling strategy whereby a variable's location in memory is passed to a function, rather than a copy of the variable's value, although the function appears in the source code to receive the variable itself rather than a pointer to it.

How to do the equivalent of pass by reference for primitives in Java

This Java code: public class XYZ { public static void main(){ int toyNumber = 5; XYZ temp = new XYZ(); temp.play(toyNumber); System.…

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Passing a String by Reference in Java?

I am used to doing the following in C: void main() { String zText = ""; fillString(zText); printf(zText); } void fillString(String …

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Does JavaScript pass by reference?

Does JavaScript pass by references or pass by values? Here is an example from JavaScript: The Good Parts. I am …

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Why use the 'ref' keyword when passing an object?

If I am passing an object to a method, why should I use the ref keyword? Isn't this the default …

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C++ pass an array by reference

is this allowed to pass an array by reference ? void foo(double& *bar) Seems that my compiler says no. …

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Why should I use the keyword "final" on a method parameter in Java?

I can't understand where the final keyword is really handy when it is used on method parameters. If we exclude …

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Passing properties by reference in C#

I'm trying to do do the following: GetString( inputString, ref Client.WorkPhone) private void GetString(string inValue, ref string outValue) { …

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How to pass objects to functions in C++?

I am new to C++ programming, but I have experience in Java. I need guidance on how to pass objects …

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Default value to a parameter while passing by reference in C++

Is it possible to give a default value to a parameter of a function while we are passing the parameter …

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