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

Stay away from out. It's there as a low-level convenience. But at a high level, it's an anti-technique.

int? i = Util.TryParseInt32("1");
if(i == null)
    return;
DoSomething(i);