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title: "What is independent reference in c  ?"  
description: "What is independent reference in c  ?"  
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published: 2013-06-14  
updated: 2013-06-15  
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# What is independent reference in c  ?

Hi,\
What is [independent](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12905/fynsis-announce-suitecrm-customer-portal-independent-client-service-platform) [reference](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/774/reference-what-does-this-error-mean-in-php) in [c++](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/745/array-in-c-plus-plus)?

## Replies

### Reply by AVADHESH PATEL

Hi John,\
An independent reference is a reference variable that in all effects is simply another name for another variable.Because references cannot be assigned new values, an independent reference must be initialized when it is declared.


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