Func() vs Func.Invoke()

Question

I\'m curious about the differences between calling a Func directly vs using Invoke() on it. Is there a difference ? Is the first, syntactical sugar, and calls Invoke() und

Answer 1

There's no difference at all. The second is just a shorthand for Invoke, provided by the compiler. They compile to the same IL.

Answer 2

Invoke works well with new C# 6 null propagation operator, now you can do

T result = method?.Invoke();

instead of

T result = method != null ? method() : null;