Best practice of using the “out” keyword in C#

Question

I\'m trying to formalise the usage of the \"out\" keyword in c# for a project I\'m on, particularly with respect to any public methods. I can\'t seem to find any best practi

Answer 1

There is a reason that one of the static code analysis (=FxCop) rules points at you when you use out parameters. I'd say: only use out when really needed in interop type scenarios. In all other cases, simply do not use out. But perhaps that's just me?