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Asked: 2026-05-11T01:12:04+00:00

The following method does not compile. Visual Studio warns An out parameter may not

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The following method does not compile. Visual Studio warns ‘An out parameter may not be used within an anonymous method’. The WithReaderLock(Proc action) method takes a delegate void Proc().

public Boolean TryGetValue(TKey key, out TValue value) {     Boolean got = false;     WithReaderLock(delegate     {         got = dictionary.TryGetValue(key, out value);     });     return got; }

What’s the best way to get this behavior? (Please refrain from providing advice on threadsafe dictionaries, this question is intended to solve the out parameter problem in general).

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  1. public bool TryGetValue(TKey key, out TValue value) {     bool got = false;                 TValue tmp = default(TValue); // for definite assignment     WithReaderLock(delegate     {         got = dictionary.TryGetValue(key, out tmp);     });     value = tmp;     return got; }

    (edited – small bug)

    For info, in .NET 3.5 you might want to use the Action delegate instead of rolling your own, since people will recognise it more. Even in 2.0, there are lots of void Foo() delegates: ThreadStart, MethodInvoker, etc – but Action is the easiest to follow ;-p

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