CSharp - Method Parameter out variables discards

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Introduction

You can declare out variables when calling methods.

You can discard the out variables that you're uninterested in with an underscore: 

Split("this is a test", out string a, out _);   // Discard the 2nd param
Console.WriteLine (a);

The compiler treats the underscore as a special symbol, called a discard.

Demo

using System;
class Test//from   w w w . j a va 2 s.c om
{
   static void Split (string name, out string firstNames,out string lastName)
   {
          int i = name.LastIndexOf (' ');
          firstNames = name.Substring (0, i);
          lastName   = name.Substring (i + 1);
    }

    static void Main()
    {
         string a, b;
         Split ("this is a test", out a, out _);
         Console.WriteLine (a);                      
                   
    }
}

Result

You can include multiple discards in a single call. 

Test(out _, out _, out _, out int x, out _, out _, out _);

The compiler would not allow you to use underscore if a real underscore variable is in scope: 

string _;
Split ("this is a test", out string a, _);   // Will not compile

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