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Re: call by reference

From Aatu Koskensilta <aatu.koskensilta@uta.fi>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Subject Re: call by reference
Date 2012-03-27 21:31 +0300
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <871uoddhf7.fsf@uta.fi> (permalink)
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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> writes:

> Aatu Koskensilta wrote:
>
>>   As mentionted in this thread, apparently the arguments object is
>> passed by reference.
>
> As explained in this thread, it is not.

  Right. We could say the arguments object allows one to simulate pass
by reference for certain variables in certain special situations, but
this is pedantry more tedious than even I have much inclination for.

-- 
Aatu Koskensilta (aatu.koskensilta@uta.fi)

"Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen."
  - Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

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call by reference Andreas Bergmaier <andber93@web.de> - 2012-03-23 13:56 +0100
  Re: call by reference Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 07:10 -0700
  Re: call by reference "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-03-23 15:23 +0000
    Re: call by reference Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 09:28 -0700
      Re: call by reference "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-03-23 19:41 +0000
        Re: call by reference Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-03-23 13:43 -0700
          Re: call by reference "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-03-23 21:18 +0000
            Re: call by reference BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-03-23 15:23 -0700
            Re: call by reference Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-03-23 15:27 -0700
              Re: call by reference "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-03-24 00:19 +0000
                Re: call by reference Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2012-03-28 06:43 -0400
                Re: call by reference "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-03-28 14:50 +0000
                Re: call by reference Aatu Koskensilta <aatu.koskensilta@uta.fi> - 2012-03-28 18:06 +0300
                Re: call by reference "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-03-28 15:57 +0000
                Re: call by reference Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2012-03-28 23:22 +0200
                Re: call by reference "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-03-29 07:18 +0000
                Re: call by reference Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2012-03-29 13:34 +0200
                Re: call by reference David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-03-29 18:30 -0700
                Re: call by reference Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2012-04-03 00:09 +0200
                Re: call by reference David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-04-02 17:43 -0700
                Re: call by reference Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2012-03-30 00:49 -0800
                Re: call by reference Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-03-28 13:33 -0700
              Re: call by reference John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-03-24 11:34 +0000
            Re: call by reference Aatu Koskensilta <aatu.koskensilta@uta.fi> - 2012-03-26 22:46 +0300
              Re: call by reference Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-03-26 18:38 -0700
                Re: call by reference Aatu Koskensilta <aatu.koskensilta@uta.fi> - 2012-03-27 05:13 +0300
                Re: call by reference Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-03-27 18:31 +0200
                Re: call by reference Aatu Koskensilta <aatu.koskensilta@uta.fi> - 2012-03-27 21:31 +0300
                Re: call by reference Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-03-27 21:03 +0200
                Re: call by reference "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2012-04-10 22:03 -0700
        Re: call by reference Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-03-25 07:34 -0700
          Re: call by reference "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-03-25 15:53 +0000
    Re: call by reference Asen Bozhilov <asen.bozhilov@gmail.com> - 2012-03-27 05:15 -0700
  Re: call by reference BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-03-23 13:03 -0700
  Re: call by reference Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-03-23 23:02 +0100
    Re: call by reference John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-03-24 11:40 +0000

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