Glossary:Definition - Delegate
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| Term | Delegate | |
| Definition | Event handling mechanism of .NET. To raise events, a class must define one delegate per event type. To handle events, types must implement one event handler per event type. Delegates can reference both instance and static methods. C# uses the delegate keyword.
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| See also | Event, Event handler | |
| This C# Online.NET definition is from the Glossary of .NET / C# Terms. | ||