CodeTypeDelegate Class
Represents a delegate declaration.
For a list of all members of this type, see CodeTypeDelegate Members.
System.Object
System.CodeDom.CodeObject
System.CodeDom.CodeTypeMember
System.CodeDom.CodeTypeDeclaration
System.CodeDom.CodeTypeDelegate
[Visual Basic] <Serializable> <ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)> <ComVisible(True)> Public Class CodeTypeDelegate Inherits CodeTypeDeclaration [C#] [Serializable] [ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)] [ComVisible(true)] public class CodeTypeDelegate : CodeTypeDeclaration [C++] [Serializable] [ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType::AutoDispatch)] [ComVisible(true)] public __gc class CodeTypeDelegate : public CodeTypeDeclaration [JScript] public Serializable ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch) ComVisible(true) class CodeTypeDelegate extends CodeTypeDeclaration
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Remarks
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.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example code demonstrates use of a CodeTypeDelegate to declare a new delegate type.
[Visual Basic] ' Declares a delegate type called TestDelegate with an EventArgs parameter. Dim delegate1 As New CodeTypeDelegate("TestDelegate") delegate1.Parameters.Add(New CodeParameterDeclarationExpression("System.Object", "sender")) delegate1.Parameters.Add(New CodeParameterDeclarationExpression("System.EventArgs", "e")) ' A Visual Basic code generator produces the following source code for the preceeding example code: ' Public Delegate Sub TestDelegate(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) ' End Class [C#] // 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); [C++] // Declares a delegate type called TestDelegate with an EventArgs parameter. CodeTypeDelegate* delegate1 = new CodeTypeDelegate(S"TestDelegate"); delegate1->Parameters->Add( new CodeParameterDeclarationExpression(S"System.Object", S"sender") ); delegate1->Parameters->Add( new CodeParameterDeclarationExpression(S"System.EventArgs", S"e") ); // A C# code generator produces the following source code for the preceeding example code: // public delegate void TestDelegate(object sender, System.EventArgs e);
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Requirements
Namespace: System.CodeDom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: System (in System.dll)