Re: "ref object a" <> "ByRef a As Object" ???

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From: Jon Skeet [C# MVP] (skeet_at_pobox.com)
Date: 04/08/04 

Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 12:04:57 +0100

Cor Ligthert <notfirstname@planet.nl> wrote:
> Because about some things I readed from Jay B Harlow I am not sure of your
> message.

Which things, out of interest? Which thread?
 
> However I cannot deny it now. So maybe, ( because it does not intrest me
> that much) I will investigate it deeper and come back on this subject.
>
> However it was intresting that you do not agree with it, makes investigating
> maybe something I will do.

I'll look at it myself - if you could let me know what Jay's said.

> > Why not? It makes perfect sense in some situations.
>
> I have done in past a lot of references of pointers, however until now I see
> in VB.net no pratical use of it.

Here's an example I've used before:

public void SplitName (string wholeName, out string firstName,
                                         out string lastName)

("out" and "ref" parameters are very similar, I hope you'll agree)

So for instance:

string first;
string last;

SplitName ("Jon Skeet", out first, out last)

would end up with first="Jon" and last="Skeet".

I'm sure you can think of similar situations.

Personally I don't use out/ref parameters very often anyway, but when I
do they're just as likely to be reference types as value types. 

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