What is a reference in programming? What is one advantage of using a reference parameter?

      

What is a reference in programming? What is one advantage of using a reference parameter?

  

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A reference is essentially an implicit pointer constant that is effectively a different name for another variable argument. One advantage of using a reference parameter is that no copy of the argument is made.
Githiari answered the question on February 4, 2018 at 12:06


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