C# Closures, why is the loopvariable captured by reference?

Question

In this example, I\'m attempting to pass by value, but the reference is passed instead.

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
    Thread t = new Thread(() =>         


        

Answer 1

Short answer: closures. Long answer given here (among other places): Differing behavior when starting a thread: ParameterizedThreadStart vs. Anonymous Delegate. Why does it matter?