what is call by value and call by reference ?

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what is call by value and call by reference ?..

Answer / srinivasa yadav

CALL BY VALUE: THE MEMORY AREA FOR ACTUAL AND FORMAL
PARAMETERS ARE DIFFERENT.
CALL BY REFERENCE: THE MEMORY AREA FOR ACTUAL AND FORMAL
PARAMETERS ARE SAME. SO WHATEVER VALUES HAS CHANGED IN
FORMAL PARAMETERS WILL BE EFFECTED TO ACTUAL PARAMETERS.

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what is call by value and call by reference ?..

Answer / pradeep reddy

call by reference is a defoult if we change farmal
parameters then actual parameters also get changed..
call by value: its user defined if we change farmal
parameters not effected actual parameters...

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what is call by value and call by reference ?..

Answer / raghunathareddy

call by value means intialize the vatriable..cal by ref means
calling the reference....

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