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Arrays are passed by value in pascal. They are not automatically passed by reference. Some compilers will make that optimization if an array parameter is marked as const, but absent the parameter being a "var" or "const" it is passed by value. One source of confusion is that there aren't "dynamic arrays" in standard pascal. Standard pascal only has static arrays (i.e. arrays with a fixed size as part of the type definition). Dynamic arrays are typically a reference type and passed by reference, but not static arrays, even in non-standard versions of pascal. |
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==Difficulties==
The basic problem is of forward references. The correct interpretation of a symbol at some point in the source file may be dependent on the presence or
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