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What is the difference between call by context and call by reference?

  
Total Answers and Comments: 2 Last Update: January 09, 2008     Asked by: sachin kaushik 
  
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January 02, 2008 04:58:32   #1  
kiran.r Member Since: January 2008   Contribution: 2    

RE: What is the difference between call by context and call by reference?
call by context:
if there is any modifications in sub prograam it wont effect on main program.
call by reference:
if there is any modifications in sub prograam it will effect on mainprogram.

 
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January 09, 2008 04:56:06   #2  
sekhargupta Member Since: July 2007   Contribution: 4    

RE: What is the difference between call by context and call by reference?
Call by content : If we change formal arguments (variables used in sub program) their corresponding actual arguments (variables used in main) will not be changed.
ex ) CALL 'subprg' USING BY CONTENT A B C.

Call by reference : If we change formal arguments (variables used in sub program) their corresponding actual arguments (variables used in main) will also be changed.
Call by reference is default.
ex ) CALL 'subprg' USING BY REFERENCE A B C.
(OR)
CALL 'subprg' USING A B C.

 
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