C#: Creating an instance of an abstract class without defining new class

Question

I know it can be done in Java, as I have used this technique quite extensively in the past. An example in Java would be shown below. (Additional question. What is this techn

Answer 1

Typically, problems that are solved with anonymous inner classes in Java are solved in a much cleaner fashion using delegates in .Net. Your example is a little too simplistic to determine your intent. If your intent by using the abstract class is to pass around a "behavior" think about just using an Action delegate instead.

public class StartHere{
   public static void main(string[] args){
      Action doStuff = () => Console.WriteLine("Did stuff");
      executeSomething(doStuff);
   }

   public static void executeSomething(Action action)
   {
      action();
   }
}