C# objects by Ref

Question

If one passes an object to a method using the \'Ref\' keyword then what is the difference with passing it without the ref keyword?

Because both yield the same result, th

Answer 1

Try changing your two Student methods to:

public static void SetStudent( ref Student student )
{
    student = new Student();
    student.Age = 16;
    student.Name = "StudentY";
}

public static void AnotherStudent( Student studenta )
{
    studenta = new Student();
    studenta.Age = 12;
    studenta.Name = "StudentX";
}

The call to SetStudent will now change your static student variable to reference a new instance because it is passed as a ref. The call to AnotherStudent won't change the reference.