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    Passing Variables by Value vs. by Reference

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    This document discusses passing variables by value versus by reference in JavaScript. It explains that primitives like numbers are passed by value, so changing the copied value does not affect the original, while objects are passed by reference, so changing the copied object does affect the original. It provides examples to illustrate how value and reference passing work under the hood in memory.

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    This document discusses passing variables by value versus by reference in JavaScript. It explains that primitives like numbers are passed by value, so changing the copied value does not affect the original, while objects are passed by reference, so changing the copied object does affect the original. It provides examples to illustrate how value and reference passing work under the hood in memory.

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    This document discusses passing variables by value versus by reference in JavaScript. It explains that primitives like numbers are passed by value, so changing the copied value does not affect the original, while objects are passed by reference, so changing the copied object does affect the original. It provides examples to illustrate how value and reference passing work under the hood in memory.

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    In this lecture, we will discuss

    Passing Variables
    by Value vs.
    by Reference

    Passing (or Copying) By Value

    Given&b=a,&passing/copying&
    by&value&means&changing&&
    copied&value&in&b&does&not&&
    aect&the&value&stored&in&a
    and&visa&versa&&

    Passing (or Copying) By Reference

    Given&b=a,&passing/copying&
    by&reference&means&changing
    &copied&value&in&b&does&aect&&
    the&value&stored&in&a
    and&visa&versa&&

    In&Javascript,&primi<ves&are&
    passed&by&value,&objects&are&
    passed&by&reference&
    ! Under the hood, everything is
    actually passed by value

    primitives

    var a = 7;
    var b = a;

    objects

    var a = {x: 7};


    var b = a;

    ! b ends up with the same value as a

    How&does&that&work?&

    Passed&by&value&

    a&

    7
    0x001

    memory&

    var a = 7;
    var b = a;
    b = 5;

    b&

    7
    5
    0x002

    Passed&by&reference&

    a&

    b&

    0x003
    0x001

    memory&

    var a = {x: 7};


    var b = a;
    b.x = 5;

    0x003
    x: 7
    5
    0x003

    0x004

    Summary
    ! Important! Passing by value vs. passing by reference
    ! Simple rule to remember
    Primitives are passed/copied by value
    Objects are passed/copied by reference

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