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Re: Passed by references and by value

Posted by stepharo on Sep 25, 2014; 7:52pm
URL: https://forum.world.st/Passed-by-references-and-by-value-tp4780289p4780319.html


> Hi,
> In PBE says that ordinary objects' ivars are passed by references and small
> integers are passed by value.

Strange I do not remember having written that.
Especially because in Smalltalk this has no real interest.

> Is there a way to know if a class is passed by reference or by value?
In Smalltalk consider that everything is an object and that you pass a
reference to the object.

> Only small integers are passed as value?
> Thanks in advance
> Nacho
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