>Is there a quick way to test a parameter to see if it was passed in by reference??
Not that I know of. Why do you need to know this? Functions and methods are generally written to not care, and whether a value is returned or the value of variable(s) passed by reference are changed is strictly up to the calling routine (encapsulation, or the "black box" principle).
Regards. Al
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