Inline Anonymous Functions

class Test
{
   delegate void TestDelegate(string s);
   static void M(string s)
   {
      Console.WriteLine(s);
   }

   static void Main(string[] args)
   {
      // Original delegate syntax required  
      // initialization with a named method.
      TestDelegate testDelA = new TestDelegate(M);

      // C# 2.0: A delegate can be initialized with 
      // inline code, called an "anonymous method." This
      // method takes a string as an input parameter.
      TestDelegate testDelB = delegate(string s) { Console.WriteLine(s); };

      // C# 3.0. A delegate can be initialized with 
      // a lambda expression. The lambda also takes a string 
      // as an input parameter (x). The type of x is inferred by the compiler.
      TestDelegate testDelC = (x) => { Console.WriteLine(x); };

      // Invoke the delegates.
      testDelA("Hello. My name is M and I write lines.");
      testDelB("That's nothing. I'm anonymous and ");
      testDelC("I'm a famous author.");

      // Keep console window open in debug mode.
      Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit.");
      Console.ReadKey();
   }
}
/*
   Output:
   Hello. My name is M and I write lines.
   That's nothing. I'm anonymous and
   I'm a famous author.
   Press any key to exit.
*/