Which of the following statements about pointer use in functions is false?

A. Passing a pointer to a function allows the function to change the value in the called function.
B. Pointers can only be passed; they cannot be returned.
C. To pass an address from the calling function we use the ampersand operator (&) in the call.
D. To change the value of the data in the calling function, we use the asterisk operator (*) in the called function.
E. Passing pointers to a function allows upward communication.


Answer: B

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