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Passing Parameters by References

The document discusses passing parameters by reference in C++. It provides an example of a function that swaps the values of two integer variables by reference without returning anything. The example function definition uses references to swap the integer values passed into it.

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Passing Parameters by References

The document discusses passing parameters by reference in C++. It provides an example of a function that swaps the values of two integer variables by reference without returning anything. The example function definition uses references to swap the integer values passed into it.

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PASSING PARAMETERS BY REFERENCES IN C++

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We have discussed how we implement c all by referenc e concept using pointers. Here is another example of
call by reference which makes use of C++ reference:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
// function declaration
void swap(int& x, int& y);
int main ()
{
// local variable declaration:
int a = 100;
int b = 200;
cout << "Before swap, value of a :" << a << endl;
cout << "Before swap, value of b :" << b << endl;
/* calling a function to swap the values.*/
swap(a, b);
cout << "After swap, value of a :" << a << endl;
cout << "After swap, value of b :" << b << endl;
return 0;
}
// function definition to swap the values.
void swap(int& x, int& y)
{
int temp;
temp = x; /* save the value at address x */
x = y;
/* put y into x */
y = temp; /* put x into y */
return;
}

When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result:
Before swap, value of a :100
Before swap, value of b :200
After swap, value of a :200
After swap, value of b :100

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