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String value is passed by value, while the array is passed by reference
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<title>Pass Me</title>
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<script type="text/javascript">
function alterArgs(strLiteral, aryObject) {
strLiteral = "new value";
aryObject[aryObject.length] = "three";
}
var str = "old value";
var ary = new Array("one","two");
alterArgs(str,ary);
document.writeln("string literal is " + str + "<br /> ");
document.writeln("Array object is " + ary);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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