C# function pointer?

Question

I\'m having a problem with C#, I\'d like to get a pointer of a method in my code, but it seems impossible. I need the pointer of the method because I want to no-op it using

Answer 1

I know this is very old, but an example of something like a function pointer in C# would be like this:

class Temp 
{
   public void DoSomething() {}
   public void DoSomethingElse() {}
   public void DoSomethingWithAString(string myString) {}
   public bool GetANewCat(string name) { return true; }
}

...and then in your main or wherever:

var temp = new Temp();
Action myPointer = null, myPointer2 = null;
myPointer = temp.DoSomething;
myPointer2 = temp.DoSomethingElse;

Then to call the original function,

myPointer();
myPointer2();

If you have arguments to your methods, then it's as simple as adding generic arguments to your Action:

Action doItWithAString = null;
doItWithAString = temp.DoSomethingWithAString;

doItWithAString("help me");

Or if you need to return a value:

Func getACat = null;
getACat = temp.GetANewCat;

var gotIt = getACat("help me");