Calling a function from a string in C#

Question

I know in php you are able to make a call like:

$function_name = \'hello\';
$function_name();

function hello() { echo \'hello\'; }

Is this

Answer 1

In C#, you can create delegates as function pointers. Check out the following MSDN article for information on usage: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173171(VS.80).aspx

    public static void hello()
    {
        Console.Write("hello world");
    }

   /* code snipped */

    public delegate void functionPointer();

    functionPointer foo = hello;
    foo();  // Writes hello world to the console.