C#: Virtual Function invocation is even faster than a delegate invocation?

Question

It just happens to me about one code design question. Say, I have one \"template\" method that invokes some functions that may \"alter\". A intuitive design is to follow \"Templ

Answer 1

It is possible that since you don't have any methods that override the virtual method that the JIT is able to recognize this and use a direct call instead.

For something like this it's generally better to test it out as you have done than try to guess what the performance will be. If you want to know more about how delegate invocation works, I suggest the excellent book "CLR Via C#" by Jeffrey Richter.