From: Thomas Harte <T DOT Harte AT btinternet DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: passing by reference
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 18:03:01 +0100
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> Passing by reference can only be done in C++. C does not support reference
> variables.

	But C supports pointers, and pointers can be used to reference values . . .

		-Thomas