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What is reference in c ?

E E Cummings 2134 13-Jun-2013

Hi All,

What is "reference" terminology in C++ language. Please described in a simple words.

Thanks in advance.

visual c++

Updated on 14-Jun-2013

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14-Jun-2013

A reference is an implicit pointer that for all intents and purposes acts like another name for a variable.

There are three ways that a reference can be used.First a reference can be passed in to a function.Second

a reference can be returned by a function.Finally,an independent reference can be created.