[RESOLVED] Passing (xxx) = ByVal?

[penagate]

I read somewhere that enclosing a function parameter in parentheses forces it to be passed ByVal. However I also had the idea from somewhere that this was removed from VB 6, or a SP for it, or something. I have 6 SP6, does it still apply?

Cheers

[brucevde]

I can't even remember if I installed SP 6, I am pretty sure I did though. How do I tell, according to Help About my Version = 8176 VBA: Retail = 6.0.8169?

Anyways, a quick test shows the parameter is passed ByVal.

I really doubt that MS would change this functionality.

[penagate]

Thanks.

I found out why; if you use the brackets, it seems to treat it as an expression rather than a direct reference.

This proves it:

Dim lTest As Long
lTest = 100
Debug.Print VarPtr(lTest)
Debug.Print VarPtr((lTest))

(lTest) has a different pointer than lTest which indicates that the parentheses force VB to make a temporary variable.

[penagate]

Oh and my VB version is 9782