How can you use optional parameters in C#?

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^{Note: This question was asked at a time when C# did not yet support optional parameters (i.e. before C# 4).}

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Answer 1

I had to do this in a VB.Net 2.0 Web Service. I ended up specifying the parameters as strings, then converting them to whatever I needed. An optional parameter was specified with an empty string. Not the cleanest solution, but it worked. Just be careful that you catch all the exceptions that can occur.