EN CSharp Keyword delegate

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C#: delegate

Handbook C# · Practical Guide

Declares a callable reference type or an anonymous method; delegate* describes a function pointer in unsafe code.

Simple example (Example.cs)

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Example.cs:

// PROJECT-EXAMPLE
Twice twice = value => value * 2;
System.Console.WriteLine(twice(4));
delegate int Twice(int value);

Result:

8

Syntax

delegate ReturnType Name(...); / delegate(...) { ... } / delegate*<...>

Example 1: simple form

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

public static class Program
{
    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        Transform change = value => value * 2;
        Console.WriteLine(change(4));
    }
}
public delegate int Transform(int value);

Example 2: another practical form

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

public static class Program
{
    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        Func<int, int> square = delegate(int value) { return value * value; };
        Action<string> report = text => Console.WriteLine(text);
        report(square(3).ToString());
    }
}

Example 3

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

public static class Program
{
    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        Change increment = (ref value) => value++;
        int number = 4; increment(ref number);
        Console.WriteLine(number);
    }
}
public delegate void Change(ref int value);

Official source: Microsoft Learn.