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Side Effects

• Functional side effects--when a function changes a two-way parameter or a non-local variable

• The problem with functional side effects:
  • When a function referenced in an expression alters another operand of the expression

• Example, for a parameter change:

      a = 10;
      b = a + fun(&a);  
      /* Assume that fun changes its param */