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Jun 17.2006

not sure if this is possible, but…in PHP i can pass a reference to a variable instead of passing a copy of that variable by changing adding an ampersand before the variable name like so… &$variable …is there an equivalent in JavaScript? I have a rather bloated array that i’d like to just pass a reference to and avoid using anymore resources than necessary…

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@phpnoviceJun 17.2006 — In JavaScript, objects are passed only by reference. An Array is an object.

var temp = new Array(0, 2, 3);

alert(temp);

function updateit(ary) { ary[0] = 1; }

updateit(temp);

alert(temp);
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@bcamp1973authorJun 17.2006 — awesome thanks!
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@phpnoviceJun 18.2006 — You're welcome.

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