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Pass Arrays as Function Parameters
You can also pass arrays to a function:
Example
void myFunction(int myNumbers[5]) {
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
cout << myNumbers[i] << "\n";
}
}
int main() {
int myNumbers[5] = {10, 20, 30, 40, 50};
myFunction(myNumbers);
return 0;
}
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The function ( myFunction ) takes an array as its parameter ( int myNumbers[5] ), and
loops through the array elements with the for loop.
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When the function is called inside main() , we pass along the myNumbers array, which
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outputs the array elements.
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declaration of the array is needed in the function parameter ( int myNumbers[5] ).
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