Real-world examples where C# 'out' parameters are useful?

Question

I\'m reading up on core C# programming constructs and having a hard time wrapping my head around the out parameter modifier. I know what it does by reading but

Answer 1

Simple, when you have a method that returns more than one value. One of the most "famous" cases is Dictionary.TryGetValue:

string value = "";

if (openWith.TryGetValue("tif", out value))
{
    Console.WriteLine("For key = \"tif\", value = {0}.", value);
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("Key = \"tif\" is not found.");
}