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title: "Difference between ref and out keyword in c#."  
description: "Difference between ref and out keyword in c#."  
author: "James Smith"  
published: 2011-05-20  
updated: 2011-05-20  
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category: "c#"  
tags: ["c#"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Difference between ref and out keyword in c#.

Hi...\
Can any one [explain me](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34220/can-anyone-explain-me-about-off-page-activity) that what is [difference](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/157114/good-news-or-bad-news-and-the-difference-is) between [ref and out keywords](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/33947/difference-between-ref-and-out-keywords) in c#.

## Replies

### Reply by Anonymous User

[Ref](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/217/what-is-the-difference-between-ref-out-parameters) tells the compiler that the object is initialized before entering the function, while out tells the compiler that the object will be initialized inside the function.


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