How to call anonymous function in C#?

Question

I am interested if it\'s possible using C# to write a code analogous to this Javascript one:

var v = (function()
{
    return \"some value\";
})()


        

Answer 1

Here's how you could then utilize such a construct to enclose context - closure-

Control.Click += new Func<string, EventHandler>((x) =>
new System.EventHandler(delegate(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

}))(valueForX);

Answer 2

Yes, but C# is statically-typed, so you need to specify a delegate type.

For example, using the constructor syntax:

var v = new Func<string>(() =>
{
    return "some value";
})();

// shorter version
var v = new Func<string>(() => "some value")();

... or the cast syntax, which can get messy with too many parentheses :)

var v = ((Func<string>) (() =>
{
    return "some value";
}))();

// shorter version
var v = ((Func<string>)(() => "some value"))();