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The document discusses passing parameters to functions by reference in C++. It provides an example of a function that swaps the values of two integer variables passed by reference. The example demonstrates how passing by reference allows changing the original argument values.

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WWW W3schools Com CPP CPP - Function - Reference Asp

The document discusses passing parameters to functions by reference in C++. It provides an example of a function that swaps the values of two integer variables passed by reference. The example demonstrates how passing by reference allows changing the original argument values.

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Pass By Reference
In the examples from the previous page, we used normal variables when we passed
parameters to a function. You can also pass a reference to the function. This can be
useful when you need to change the value of the arguments:

Example
void swapNums(int &x, int &y) {
int z = x;
x = y;
y = z;
}

int main() {
int firstNum = 10;
int secondNum = 20;

cout << "Before swap: " << "\n";


cout << firstNum << secondNum << "\n";

// Call the function, which will change the values of firstNum and
secondNum
swapNums(firstNum, secondNum);

cout << "After swap: " << "\n";


cout << firstNum << secondNum << "\n";
return 0;
}

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