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C# / C Sharp » Language Basics » Ref Out Screenshots  the out descriptor allows a function a value in an argument without initializing the argument   using System; public class Test {     public static void Main(string[] strings) {         Student student;         Example example = new Example();         example.ReturnStudent(out student);         Console.WriteLine("Student is " + student.name);     } } class Example {     public void ReturnStudent(out Student student) {         student = new Student();         student.name = "Jenny";     } } public class Student {     public string name; }   Related examples in the same category 1. Reference, output and value parameters. 2. Testing the effects of passing array references by value and by reference. 3. compare the difference between passing a null reference vs. a reference to a zero length string