What is a delegate in .NET?

1.	What is a delegate in .NET?
Answer» A delegate is a .NET object which defines a METHOD signature and it can pass a function as a parameter. Delegate ALWAYS points to a method that matches its specific signature. Users can encapsulate the reference of a method in a delegate object. When we pass the delegate object in a program, it will call the referenced method. To CREATE a custom event in a CLASS, we can make use of delegate.

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A delegate is a .NET object which defines a METHOD signature and it can pass a function as a parameter.

Delegate ALWAYS points to a method that matches its specific signature. Users can encapsulate the reference of a method in a delegate object.

When we pass the delegate object in a program, it will call the referenced method. To CREATE a custom event in a CLASS, we can make use of delegate.

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