C# FAQ: How would I create a Delegate or MulticastDelegate?

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How would I create a Delegate or MulticastDelegate?

In order to declare a delegate, most programming languages require the programmer to specify both an object reference and a method to invoke. C# requires only a single parameter—the method address—to declare a delegate. C# infers the other pieces of information.

Here is an example:

using System.Threading;
 
ThreadStart: AClass MyClass = new AClass();
 
ThreadStart aDelegate = new ThreadStart (MyClass.aMethod);

Thus, delegates can invoke either instance methods or static class methods using a single syntax.

See also

• Delegate
• Multi-cast Delegate
• ECMA-334: 22. Delegates