Understanding C# Delegates and Events: A Technical Guide

What is a Delegate? A delegate in C# is a type-safe reference type that holds references to methods with a specific signature. Unlike function pointers in C++, which only point to functions, delegates encapsulate both an object instance and a method. This makes delegates fully object-oriented and type-safe. When you declare a delegate, you are ...

Posted on Sat, 09 May 2026 07:56:24 +0000 by Clarkey_Boy

Understanding Anonymous Methods and Lambda Expressions in C#

Anonymous Methods Typically, methods are members of structures or classes that can be invoked directly. However, there are scenarios where a method is needed only once—specifically to instantiate a delegate. In such cases, creating a separate named method would be unnecessary overhead. Anonymous methods provide an inline declaration within the ...

Posted on Fri, 08 May 2026 12:54:05 +0000 by youscript