C# Lambdas and “this” variable scope

Question

I am wondering whether I can use the this keyword inside a C# lambda, although actually I know that I can but I want to make sure that this isn\'t a bad th

Answer 1

While it is correct to use this in a lambda like that, you just need to be aware that your Repository object will not be garbage collectable until your Person object is garbage collectable.

You might want to have a field to cache the result from your lambda, and once it is Lazy filled, release the lambda since you do not need it anymore.

Something like:

private Lazy nameProxy; 
private string name;
public string Name 
{ 
  get 
  {
    if(name==null)
    {
      name = nameProxy.Value;
      nameProxy = null;
    }
    return name;
  } 
}