21 Apr, 2009 in Ruby by khelll

Ruby, pass by value or by reference?

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It’s a basic question that I myself had a problem with when i started using Ruby: Does Ruby pass by value or by reference?
Well, if you want a direct answer, then: Ruby passes by value. It’s a similar behavior of what Java does.
Let’s prove it via examples:
Update: this example was passing integers, and it [...]