Can a method be attached to a delegate with predefined parameters?

Question

Sometimes I encounter cases where I have to attach a method to a delegate but the signature doesn\'t match, like trying to attach abc down there to somedelegate with the str

Answer 1

Just Googling for '.net delegate optional parameters' returns some results that may be useful:

• Can a Delegate have an optional parameter?
• VB.NET - Is there a way to utilize optional parameters in delegates? (Or Plans to Allow this?)
• Optional Parameters and Delegates

Update (researching this some more, and helped by the first link above):

Could you perhaps use the Invoke method, which accepts any delegate?

Answer 2

Yes, you can do this with closures

[there's a nice treatment of the subject on msdn, but like anything else in there it's hard to find]

The Big Picture

• Write a method that can take all the parameters you need
• Inside that method you return an anonymous method with the delegate-target signature it requires
• This method's call is itself the parameter in the delegate instantiation

Yes, this is a bit Matrix-y. But way cool.

delegate void somedelegate (int i);

protected somedelegate DelegateSignatureAdapter ( string b, bool yesOrNo, ...) {
    // the parameters are local to this method, so we'll go w/ that.

    // our target delegate requires a single int parameter and void return
    return  (int a) => {
                // your custom code here
                // all calling arguements are in scope - use them as needed

    };  // don't forget the semicolon!
}

// our delegate call
somedelegate myWarpedDelegate = new somedelegate (DelegateSignatureAdapter("someString", true));
myWarpedDelegate (2543);
myWarpedDelegate(15);