C# 7.x: in parameter mode

standard/basic-concepts.md

@@ -522,9 +522,8 @@ The following accessibility constraints exist:
 
 Methods, instance constructors, indexers, and operators are characterized by their ***signatures***:
 
-- The signature of a method consists of the name of the method, the number of type parameters, and the type and parameter-passing mode (value, reference, or output) of each of its formal parameters, considered in the order left to right. For these purposes, any type parameter of the method that occurs in the type of a formal parameter is identified not by its name, but by its ordinal position in the type parameter list of the method. The signature of a method specifically does not include the return type, parameter names, type parameter names, type parameter constraints, the `params` or `this` parameter modifiers, nor whether parameters are required or optional.
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-- The signature of an instance constructor consists of the type and parameter-passing mode (value, reference, or output) of each of its formal parameters, considered in the order left to right. The signature of an instance constructor specifically does not include the `params` modifier that may be specified for the right-most parameter.
+- The signature of a method consists of the name of the method, the number of type parameters, and the type and parameter-passing mode of each of its formal parameters, considered in the order left to right. For these purposes, any type parameter of the method that occurs in the type of a formal parameter is identified not by its name, but by its ordinal position in the type parameter list of the method. The signature of a method specifically does not include the return type, parameter names, type parameter names, type parameter constraints, the `params` or `this` parameter modifiers, nor whether parameters are required or optional.
+- The signature of an instance constructor consists of the type and parameter-passing mode of each of its formal parameters, considered in the order left to right. The signature of an instance constructor specifically does not include the `params` modifier that may be specified for the right-most parameter.
 - The signature of an indexer consists of the type of each of its formal parameters, considered in the order left to right. The signature of an indexer specifically does not include the element type, nor does it include the `params` modifier that may be specified for the right-most parameter.
 - The signature of an operator consists of the name of the operator and the type of each of its formal parameters, considered in the order left to right. The signature of an operator specifically does not include the result type.
 - The signature of a conversion operator consists of the source type and the target type. The implicit or explicit classification of a conversion operator is not part of the signature.
@@ -537,9 +536,9 @@ Signatures are the enabling mechanism for ***overloading*** of members in classe
 - Overloading of indexers permits a class, struct, or interface to declare multiple indexers, provided their signatures are unique within that class, struct, or interface.
 - Overloading of operators permits a class or struct to declare multiple operators with the same name, provided their signatures are unique within that class or struct.
 
-Although `out` and `ref` parameter modifiers are considered part of a signature, members declared in a single type cannot differ in signature solely by `ref` and `out`. A compile-time error occurs if two members are declared in the same type with signatures that would be the same if all parameters in both methods with `out` modifiers were changed to `ref` modifiers. For other purposes of signature matching (e.g., hiding or overriding), `ref` and `out` are considered part of the signature and do not match each other.
+Although `in`, `out`, and `ref` parameter modifiers are considered part of a signature, members declared in a single type cannot differ in signature solely by `in`, `out`, and `ref`. A compile-time error occurs if two members are declared in the same type with signatures that would be the same if all parameters in both methods with `out` or `in` modifiers were changed to `ref` modifiers. For other purposes of signature matching (e.g., hiding or overriding), `in`, `out`, and `ref` are considered part of the signature and do not match each other.
 
-> *Note*: This restriction is to allow C# programs to be easily translated to run on the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), which does not provide a way to define methods that differ solely in `ref` and `out`. *end note*
+> *Note*: This restriction is to allow C# programs to be easily translated to run on the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), which does not provide a way to define methods that differ solely in `in`, `out`, and `ref`. *end note*
 
 The types `object` and `dynamic` are not distinguished when comparing signatures. Therefore members declared in a single type whose signatures differ only by replacing `object` with `dynamic` are not allowed.
 
@@ -567,9 +566,7 @@ The types `object` and `dynamic` are not distinguished when comparing signatures
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-> Note that any `ref` and `out` parameter modifiers ([§15.6.2](classes.md#1562-method-parameters)) are part of a signature. Thus, `F(int)`, `F(ref int)`, and `F(out int)` are all unique signatures. However, `F(ref int)` and `F(out int)` cannot be declared within the same interface because their signatures differ solely by `ref` and `out`. Also, note that the return type and the `params` modifier are not part of a signature, so it is not possible to overload solely based on return type or on the inclusion or exclusion of the `params` modifier. As such, the declarations of the methods `F(int)` and `F(params string[])` identified above, result in a compile-time error.
->
-> *end example*
+> Note that any `in`, `out`, and `ref` parameter modifiers ([§15.6.2](classes.md#1562-method-parameters)) are part of a signature. Thus, `F(int)`, `F(in int)`, `F(out int)` , and `F(ref int)` are all unique signatures. However, `F(in int)`, `F(out int)` , and `F(ref int)` cannot be declared within the same interface because their signatures differ solely by `in`, `out`, and `ref`. Also, note that the return type and the `params` modifier are not part of a signature, so it is not possible to overload solely based on return type or on the inclusion or exclusion of the `params` modifier. As such, the declarations of the methods `F(int)` and `F(params string[])` identified above, result in a compile-time error. *end example*
 
 ## 7.7 Scopes