C#: Recursive functions with Lambdas

Question

The below does not compile:

Func fac = n => (n <= 1) ? 1 : n * fac(n - 1);

Local variable \'fac\' migh

Answer 1

Well geez, if you'd just typed "why does a recursive lambda cause a definite assignment error?" into some search engine, you'd have found the answer in my article on the subject.

:-)

http://blogs.msdn.com/ericlippert/archive/2006/08/18/why-does-a-recursive-lambda-cause-a-definite-assignment-error.aspx