delegate bool D(); delegate bool D2(int i); class Test { D del; D2 del2; public void TestMethod(int input) { int j = 0; // Initialize the delegates with lambda expressions. // Note access to 2 outer variables. // del will be invoked within this method. del = () => { j = 10; return j > input; }; // del2 will be invoked after TestMethod goes out of scope. del2 = (x) => {return x == j; }; // Demonstrate value of j: // Output: j = 0 // The delegate has not been invoked yet. Console.WriteLine("j = {0}", j); // Invoke the delegate. bool boolResult = del(); // Output: j = 10 b = True Console.WriteLine("j = {0}. b = {1}", j, boolResult); } static void Main() { Test test = new Test(); test.TestMethod(5); // Prove that del2 still has a copy of // local variable j from TestMethod. bool result = test.del2(10); // Output: True Console.WriteLine(result); Console.ReadKey(); } }