alias

Turns a variable into an alias for another variable, or a non-alias.

alias(alias, alias_for)

Parameters

alias	A reference to a local variable or function parameter.
alias_for	A reference to or the address of a user-defined variable.

Remarks

code from Lexikos, for compatibility with his lowlevel functions.

An alias is akin to a ByRef function parameter. However, an optional ByRef parameter is not an alias when it is omitted from a function call.

Examples

Loop, 10 {
    alias(item, item%A_Index%)
    if item = 1         ; Compare the value of item%A_Index%.
        item = one      ; Set the value of item%A_Index%.
    else if item = 2
        item = two
    ;...
    alias(item, 0)    ; Reset item to a non-alias.
}

; Make "var" an alias for the Var structure which var_ptr contains a pointer to.
; Without +0, this would create an alias to the var_ptr variable itself.
alias(var, var_ptr+0)