C#

public void OutExample_03(out int outValue)
{
    DoAnythingBefore();
    outValue = 0;
}

public void ThisIsaReallyStupidThingToDo(string input, out int value)
{
  try
  {
    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input))
    {
      throw new ArgumentNullException($"The value of {nameof(input)} must be set");
    }
    int.TryParse(input, out value);
  }
  catch (Exception ex)
  {
    // Log and consume the exception...
  }
}

{
  outParam= ..
}

try
{
  // No other code here!
  outParam= ...
  // more code here
}

xiecsuk wrote:

That's all I want to do; replace the old with the new value

writer.Seek(0);

const string filename = "wwwroot/Counter/Counter.txt";
using (var counterStream = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.None))
{
    int visits;
    using (var reader = new StreamReader(counterStream))
    {
        string line = reader.ReadLine;
        int.TryParse(line, out visits);
    }
    
    visits = visits + 1;
    counterStream.Seek(0L, SeekOrigin.Begin);
    
    using (var writer = new StreamWriter(counterStream))
    {
        writer.Write(visits);
    }
}