Pass by Value and Pass by Reference with Slice in Golang

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

package main

import (
    "fmt"
)

func PassByValue(a [5]int) {
    a[1] = 123
}

func PassByReference(slice []int) {
    slice[1] = 456
}

func main() {

    var a = [5]int{3, 11, 6, 20, 9}

    PassByValue(a)
    fmt.Println("Pass By Value")
    fmt.Println("a: ", a)

    fmt.Println("Pass By Reference")
    PassByReference(a[:])
    fmt.Println("a: ", a)

}

Pass By Value
a:  [3 11 6 20 9]
Pass By Reference
a:  [3 456 6 20 9]