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What happens to the actual arguments when using the call by value method?

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What happens to the actual arguments when using the call by value method?

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When using the call by value method, the following steps occur:

  1. When a function is called, a new memory space is allocated for the function's variables. This includes the function's parameters.

  2. The actual arguments (the values provided when the function is called) are copied into the function's parameter variables. This is why it's called "call by value" - the values are copied, not the variables themselves.

  3. The function then operates on these copied values. Any changes made to the parameter variables within the function do not affect the actual arguments. This is because the function is working with copies of the values, not the original variables.

  4. Once the function is finished, the memory space for the function's variables (including the parameters) is deallocated. The copied values (the function's parameters) are lost, and the original variables (the actual arguments) remain unchanged.

In summary, in the call by value method, the actual arguments remain unchanged because the function operates on copies of their values, not on the variables themselves.

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