9.14 Fields of packed records (Example 8.8) cannot be passed by reference in Pas

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9.14 Fields of packed records (Example 8.8) cannot be passed by reference in Pas- cal. Likewise, when passing a subrange variable by reference, Pascal requires that all possible values of the corresponding formal parameter be valid for the subrange: type small - 1. .100; R - record x, y : small; end; S - packed record x, y : smal1; end; var a : 1. .10; b : 1..1000; procedure foo(var n : small); begin n :- 100; writeln(a); end 9.8 Exercises 465 foo(b); foo(a); foo(c.x);(* ok *) foo(d.x);(* static semantic error *) ok) static semantic error *) Using what you have learned about parameter-passing modes, explain these language restrictions.

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In Pascal the parameter passing to a function can be in two ways, pass by value and pass by referenece. The Limiations on parameter passing in Pascal can be explined as follows:

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