C++ Function Parameters
Parameters and Arguments
Information can be passed to functions as a parameter. Parameters act as variables inside the function.
Parameters are specified after the function name, inside the parentheses. You can add as many parameters as you want, just separate them with a comma:
Syntax
void functionName(parameter1, parameter2, parameter3) {
// code to be executed
}
// code to be executed
}
The following example has a
function that takes a string called fname as parameter.
When the function is called, we pass along a first name,
which is used inside the function to print the full name:
Example
void myFunction(string fname) {
cout << fname << " Refsnes\n";
}
int main() {
myFunction("Liam");
myFunction("Jenny");
myFunction("Anja");
return 0;
}
// Liam Refsnes
// Jenny Refsnes
// Anja Refsnes
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cout << fname << " Refsnes\n";
}
int main() {
myFunction("Liam");
myFunction("Jenny");
myFunction("Anja");
return 0;
}
// Liam Refsnes
// Jenny Refsnes
// Anja Refsnes
When a parameter is passed to the function, it is called an argument. So, from the example above:
fname is a parameter, while Liam, Jenny and Anja are arguments.