CodeTypeDelegate Class

CodeTypeDelegate can be used to declare a delegate type, or event handler. A delegate defines a method signature that can be used by calback methods or event handlers. Delegates can be declared at the namespace level or nested inside other types. Delegates cannot be nested inside other delegates.

The ReturnType property specifies the data type of the event handler returned by the delegate. The Parameters property contains the parameters for the delegate type.

CodeTypeDelegate should not be used for enumeration, interface, or type declaration. Instead, use CodeTypeDeclaration for those.

Note
Not all languages support the declaration of delegates. Call the Supports method with the DeclareDelegates flag to determine if it is supported in a particular language.

The following example code demonstrates use of a CodeTypeDelegate to declare a new delegate type.

// Declares a delegate type called TestDelegate with an EventArgs parameter.
CodeTypeDelegate delegate1 = new CodeTypeDelegate("TestDelegate");            
delegate1.Parameters.Add( new CodeParameterDeclarationExpression("System.Object", "sender") );
delegate1.Parameters.Add( new CodeParameterDeclarationExpression("System.EventArgs", "e") );        

// A C# code generator produces the following source code for the preceeding example code:

//     public delegate void TestDelegate(object sender, System.EventArgs e);

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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