Mike, et al: Many thanks for enlightening me. :-)
Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > HENDERSON MIKE, MR > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 4:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [U2] Passed argument in Subroutines {Unclassified} > > Bill, > > From the UV Basic Reference Manual (v10.0) page 11-121 > > "The actual values of arguments are not passed to the subroutine. > Instead, a pointer to the location of each argument is > passed. Passing a pointer instead of the values is more > efficient when many values need to be passed to the > subroutine. This method of passing arguments is called > passing by reference; passing actual values is called passing > by value. > All scalar and matrix variables are passed to subroutines by > reference. > If you want to pass variables by value, enclose them in parentheses. > When data is passed by value, the contents of the variable in > the main program do not change as a result of manipulations > to the data in the subroutine. When data is passed by > reference, the memory location of the variable is changed by > manipulations in both the main program and the subroutines. > Constants are passed to subroutines by value." > > Maybe D3 has the opposite default? > > > HTH > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Bill Haskett > > Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2006 12:14 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [U2] Passed argument in Subroutines > > > > I was converting a few programs from D3 to UD and noticed the > > following: > > [snip] > > > Bill Haskett > > Advantos Systems, Inc. > > www.advantos.net > > (760)944-5570 (CA) > > (360)923-4838 (WA) > > ------- > > u2-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > > > The information contained in this Internet Email message is > intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged > information, but not necessarily the official views or > opinions of the New Zealand Defence Force. > If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, > disclose, copy or distribute this message or the information in it. > > If you have received this message in error, please Email or > telephone the sender immediately. > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
