Default value on generic predicate as argument

Question

First time question for me :)

I need some way to define a default predicate using a generic on the format

Func

and

Answer 1

Try this:

public bool Broadcast(byte command, MemoryStream data, bool async, Func<T, bool> predicate = default(Func<T, bool>))

But I think you have to check for predicate!=null.

Answer 2

Default values for method parameters have to be compile-time constants, as the default values are actually copied to all the call sites of the method by the compiler.

You have to use an overload to do this:

public bool Broadcast(byte command, MemoryStream data, bool async) {
    return Broadcast(command, data, async, t => true);
}

public bool Broadcast(byte command, MemoryStream data, bool async, Func<T, bool> predicate) {
    // ...
}

Also, there is a specific Predicate<T> delegate in mscorlib which you can use instead. It's the same signature as Func<T, bool>, but it explicitly marks it as a delegate which decides whether an action is performed on instances of T

Answer 3

Make an overload for Broadcast which does not take the last argument.