Referencing a function in a variable?

Question

Say I have a function. I wish to add a reference to this function in a variable.

So I could call the function \'foo(bool foobar)\' from a variable \'bar\', as if it

Answer 1

You need to know the signature of the function, and create a delegate.

There are ready-made delegates for functions that return a value and for functions that have a void return type. Both of the previous links point to generic types that can take up to 15 or so type arguments (thus can serve for functions taking up to that many arguments).

If you intend to use references to functions in a scope larger than a local scope, you can consider defining your own custom delegates. But most of the time, Action and Func do very nicely.

Update:

Take a look at this question regarding the choice between defining your own delegates or not.