Func<TResult>-Delegat

using System;
using System.IO;

delegate bool WriteMethod();

public class TestDelegate
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      OutputTarget output = new OutputTarget();
      WriteMethod methodCall = output.SendToFile;
      if (methodCall())
         Console.WriteLine("Success!"); 
      else
         Console.WriteLine("File write operation failed.");
   }
}

public class OutputTarget
{
   public bool SendToFile()
   {
      try
      {
         string fn = Path.GetTempFileName();
         StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(fn);
         sw.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
         sw.Close();
         return true;
      }  
      catch
      {
         return false;
      }
   }
}

using System;
using System.IO;

public class TestDelegate
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      OutputTarget output = new OutputTarget();
      Func<bool> methodCall = output.SendToFile;
      if (methodCall())
         Console.WriteLine("Success!"); 
      else
         Console.WriteLine("File write operation failed.");
   }
}

public class OutputTarget
{
   public bool SendToFile()
   {
      try
      {
         string fn = Path.GetTempFileName();
         StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(fn);
         sw.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
         sw.Close();
         return true;
      }  
      catch
      {
         return false;
      }
   }
}

using System;
using System.IO;

public class Anonymous
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      OutputTarget output = new OutputTarget();
      Func<bool> methodCall = delegate() { return output.SendToFile(); };
      if (methodCall())
         Console.WriteLine("Success!"); 
      else
         Console.WriteLine("File write operation failed.");
   }
}

public class OutputTarget
{
   public bool SendToFile()
   {
      try
      {
         string fn = Path.GetTempFileName();
         StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(fn);
         sw.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
         sw.Close();
         return true;
      }  
      catch
      {
         return false;
      }
   }
}

using System;
using System.IO;

public class Anonymous
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      OutputTarget output = new OutputTarget();
      Func<bool> methodCall = () => output.SendToFile(); 
      if (methodCall())
         Console.WriteLine("Success!"); 
      else
         Console.WriteLine("File write operation failed.");
   }
}

public class OutputTarget
{
   public bool SendToFile()
   {
      try
      {
         string fn = Path.GetTempFileName();
         StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(fn);
         sw.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
         sw.Close();
         return true;
      }  
      catch
      {
         return false;
      }
   }
}

using System;

static class Func1
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      // Note that each lambda expression has no parameters.
      LazyValue<int> lazyOne = new LazyValue<int>(() => ExpensiveOne());
      LazyValue<long> lazyTwo = new LazyValue<long>(() => ExpensiveTwo("apple"));

      Console.WriteLine("LazyValue objects have been created.");

      // Get the values of the LazyValue objects.
      Console.WriteLine(lazyOne.Value);
      Console.WriteLine(lazyTwo.Value);
   }

   static int ExpensiveOne()
   {
      Console.WriteLine("\nExpensiveOne() is executing.");
      return 1;
   }

   static long ExpensiveTwo(string input)
   {
      Console.WriteLine("\nExpensiveTwo() is executing.");
      return (long)input.Length;
   }
}

class LazyValue<T> where T : struct
{
   private Nullable<T> val;
   private Func<T> getValue;

   // Constructor.
   public LazyValue(Func<T> func)
   {
      val = null;
      getValue = func;
   }

   public T Value
   {
      get
      {
         if (val == null)
            // Execute the delegate.
            val = getValue();
         return (T)val;
      }
   }
}
/* The example produces the following output:

    LazyValue objects have been created.

    ExpensiveOne() is executing.
    1

    ExpensiveTwo() is executing.
    5
*/