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In this article we will learn to implement a C program to demonstrate call by value and call by reference. A C program is provided below to illustrate how to use call by value and call by reference parameter passing mechanisms in case of functions.

 

Program is as follows:

/*
 * C program to demonstrate call by value and call by reference
 * Author: P.S.SuryaTeja
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

void swapval(int x, int y)
{
	int temp;
	temp = x;
	x = y;
	y = temp;
}

void swapref(int *x, int *y)
{
	int temp;
	temp = *x;
	*x = *y;
	*y = temp;
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
	int num1, num2;
	printf("Enter two numbers: ");
	scanf("%d%d", &num1, &num2);
	swapval(num1, num2);
	printf("\nAfter swapping using call by value, num1 = %d and num2 = %d", num1, num2);
	swapref(&num1, &num2);
	printf("\nAfter swapping using call by reference, num1 = %d and num2 = %d", num1, num2);
    getch();
    return 0;
}

 

Input and output for the above program is as follows:

Enter two numbers: 20 50

After swapping using call by value, num1 = 20 and num2 = 50
After swapping using call by reference, num1 = 50 and num2 = 20

 

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Suryateja Pericherla

Suryateja Pericherla, at present is a Research Scholar (full-time Ph.D.) in the Dept. of Computer Science & Systems Engineering at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Previously worked as an Associate Professor in the Dept. of CSE at Vishnu Institute of Technology, India.

He has 11+ years of teaching experience and is an individual researcher whose research interests are Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Computer Security, Network Security and Blockchain.

He is a member of professional societies like IEEE, ACM, CSI and ISCA. He published several research papers which are indexed by SCIE, WoS, Scopus, Springer and others.

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