using System;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

{

    var myString = "initial value";

        MyRefMethod(ref myString);

    MyMethod(myString, myString);

}

​

public static string MyRefMethod(ref string str)

{

    str = "new value";

    return "this variable doesn't really matter for this example";

}

​

public static void MyMethod (string importantString, string doesntMatterString)

{

    Console.WriteLine(importantString);

}

}