Thread: Does C also have reference parameters

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    Does C also have reference parameters

    For example:

    int a = 5;
    int &b = a;
    ++b;

    b and a are both 6

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    Use a const pointer, e.g.,
    Code:
    int a = 5;
    int *const b = &a;
    ++(*b);
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    C does not have references and probably never will. It's that kind of language.
    But fret not, it has and always will have pointers which can do everything references can and more, albeit in a slightly more complicated way.
    Last edited by Elysia; 09-28-2010 at 01:14 AM.
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    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
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    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

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    Heh, they(pointers) could be a headache if stuff like this was abused:

    Code:
    int value = 5;
    int *foo = &value;
    int **bar = &foo;
    int ***baz = &bar
    // Or how about 
    int ******ptr;
    
    printf("%d",***baz);
    Heh, ptr is also valid


    But for the sake of being on topic, as Elysia has already said, C has pointers and pass by value. No pass by reference like in C++

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