On 11 2 , 8 58 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chas. Owens) wrote: > On 1 Nov 2007 15:36:09 -0700, howa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> So if I have > an object, I don't have to pass its reference to function > > for performance gain? > > > is that true? > > snip > > Objects are only stored as references, so yes, when you pass one to a > function, it is by reference.
Thanks. So is my understanding correct? Passing parameters (in or return) during function calls: Pass by reference can improve performance: Array (List) , Scalar Pass by reference can't improve performance: Hash, Object, Reference Is that true? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/