/* Filename: params2.cpp Author: Br. David Carlson Date: January 13, 1998 Revised: July 20, 2000; November 21, 2001 This program illustrates various features of parameter passing. Tested with: Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Microsoft Visual C++ .NET g++ under Linux */ #include using namespace std; // Global variable (usually best to avoid): int b; // Function prototypes: int calc(void); void compute(int & x); int main(void) { int ans; ans = 1; b = 4; compute(ans); cout << "main -- values of ans, b: " << ans << " " << b << endl; return 0; } int calc(void) { b = 25; cout << "calc -- value of b: " << b << endl; return b; } void compute(int & x) { int b; b = x + 4; cout << "compute -- values of x, b: " << x << " " << b << endl; x = calc(); cout << "compute -- values of x, b: " << x << " " << b << endl; }