c# execute a string as code

Question

Here is what i want to do, and i know it is possible with perl, php, python and java, but i am working with c#

how can i do the following:

public voi         


        

Answer 1

Executing a string as if it were code is possible in c#, but it's not pretty or simple. It's also considered poor practice and insecure (you probably should avoid it in dynamic languages, too).

Instead, do something like this:

public void amethod(Action actionParam)
{
    actionParam();
}

Now, in your case you want to call a web service. Since that ultimately comes down to xml anyway you have a couple options:

• Bypass the built-in system for calling web services and create your own web request with the correct name in the correct place in the xml.
• Create delegates for each of the methods in the service to pass around, possibly via reflection.