Passing a Value Through a Variable

Siebel eScript can pass a value to a function through a variable. This variable retains the value that it contained before Siebel eScript passes it even though the subroutine or function might modify the passed value. The following example includes this configuration:

var VariableA = 5;
var VariableB = ReturnValue(VariableA);

function ReturnValue(VariableC)
{
   VariableC = 2 * VariableC;
   return VariableC ;
}

The following occurs in this example:

• VariableA equals 5 and VariableB equals 10.

• VariableC contains a value only while the ReturnValue function runs.

• VariableC does not contain a value after the ReturnValue function finishes.

• Siebel eScript passes VariableA as a parameter to the ReturnValue function and it manipulates this value as VariableC.

• VariableA retains the value that it contained before Siebel eScript passed it.