What is one benefit of declaring the parameter as a const reference instead of declaring it as a regular object?

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  • Actually, objects cannot be passed as regular variables, because they require a constructor call. Therefore, a const reference is the only way to pass class instances to functions.
  • There are no benefits because a reference and an object are treated as the same thing.
  • The const qualifier Forbids the code to modify the argument, so the programmer can rest assured that the source object will remain unchanged.
  • The argument is passed as a reference, so the Function receives a copy that can be modified without affecting the original variable.

Note: This one is similar to Q6, but focuses on the const keyword.

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