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How do I pass a variable by reference?

The Python documentation seems unclear about whether parameters are passed by reference or value, and the following code produces the …

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The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference

I am trying to run some unit tests in a C# Windows Forms application (Visual Studio 2005), and I get the …

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What are the differences between a pointer variable and a reference variable in C++?

I know references are syntactic sugar, so code is easier to read and write. But what are the differences?

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The type or namespace name could not be found

I have a C# solution with several projects in Visual Studio 2010. One is a test project (I'll call it "PrjTest"), …

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Could not load file or assembly or one of its dependencies

I'm having another of these "Could not load file or assembly or one of its dependencies" problems. Additional information: Could …

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How to copy a dictionary and only edit the copy

Can someone please explain this to me? This doesn't make any sense to me. I copy a dictionary into another …

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Creating a copy of an object in C#

Please have a look at the code below (excerpt from a C# book): public class MyClass { public int val; } public …

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"Can't find Project or Library" for standard VBA functions

So I'm having to run someone else's excel app on my PC, and I'm getting "Can't find Project or Library" …

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What's the difference between the 'ref' and 'out' keywords?

I'm creating a function where I need to pass an object so that it can be modified by the function. …

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Is there a difference between "==" and "is"?

My Google-fu has failed me. In Python, are the following two tests for equality equivalent? n = 5 # Test one. if n == 5: …

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