Sujet : Re: technology discussion → does the world need a "new" C ?
De : tr.17687 (at) *nospam* z991.linuxsc.com (Tim Rentsch)
Groupes : comp.lang.cDate : 14. Jul 2024, 02:44:36
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bart <
bc@freeuk.com> writes:
On 12/07/2024 12:44, Janis Papanagnou wrote:
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On 11.07.2024 22:37, bart wrote:
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On 11/07/2024 21:29, Keith Thompson wrote:
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bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
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This my first comment on the subject:
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"Arrays are passed by reference:
...
Although ..."
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And that statement was incorrect, even with the "Although".
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So arrays are passed by value? Gotcha.
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Neither is true. - Tertium datur!
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"Array passing" is in "C" realized using a pointer passing
mechanism where the pointer is passed "by value".
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Neither an array is passed [by value] nor there's a "call
by reference" mechanism in "C".
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So how are the elements of the caller's array accessed?
That is irrelevant to the question because array elements
are not arguments to the function.
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