Chapter 2. Walkthrough Delegates
In the previous chapter, we applied delegates in the code we created. When we discussed the concept of functional programming, we applied one of the built-in delegates that C# has. In this chapter, we are going to delve into the delegates that will be used a lot in functional C# programming by discussing the following topics:
- The definition, syntax, and use of delegates
- Combining delegates into multicast delegates
- Using built-in delegates
- Understanding the variance in delegates
Introducing delegates
A delegate is a data type in C# that encapsulates a method that has particular parameters and return types (signatures). In other words, a delegate will define the parameters and the return type of a method. Delegates are ...
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