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Param Passing: PL Examples (cont.)

• C++: Like C, but also allows reference type parameters, which provide the efficiency of pass-by-reference with in-mode semantics

• Ada
  • All three semantic modes are available
  • If out, it cannot be referenced
  • If in, it cannot be assigned

• Java
  • Like C++, except only references