What does '@' at beginning of a variable mean?
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/429529/what-does-the-symbol-before-a-variable-name-mean-in-c">What does the @ symbol before a variable name mean in C#?</a>  </p>
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<p>I've seen this a couple of times in code that has been passed onto me:</p>

<pre><code>try {
   //Do some stuff
}
catch(Exception @exception)
{
   //Do catch stuff
}
</code></pre>

<p>Can anyone please explain the purpose of the '@' at the beginning of the Exception variable?</p>
