Subject: Re: Pass by reference
From: Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.net>
Date: 2000/11/15
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
Message-ID: <3183311478192040@naggum.net>

* John Clonts <johncc@my-deja.com>
| If I understand you correctly, the "call-by-reference languages" you
| are referring to include c++ with its "&" reference parameter passing.
| I can't seem to think of any others which would comply.  [...]  Can
| you name any other "call-by-reference languages"?

  Pascal's VAR variables.  Algol's and Simula's pass by NAME.  Ada's OUT
  arguments.  The list is longer.

#:Erik
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