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  3. August 2003

Re: Value vs. Const

Steve Richter wrote:

I dont think C allows pass by reference which is what the "&" in "char&"
means.

It certainly does:

void reference_func (char *data);

int main()
{
  char mychar;

  reference_func (&mychar);
  printf ("%c\n", mychar);
  return;
}

void reference_func (char *data)
{
  *data = 'a';
  return;
}

James Rich


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