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Code Inspection: Convert to lambda expression

Instead of passing an anonymous method to a delegate, or using a statement lambda, you can use a lambda expression. This is true only for methods containing a single statement.

Both lambda expressions and anonymous methods can be used to create anonymous functions but lambda expressions provide a shorter syntax for that. There are some minor differences between using these two notations — use the links in the See Also section below to learn the details.

In the example below, JetBrains Rider suggests assigning a lambda expression to the sum delegate instead of using a longer anonymous method:

class MyClass { public static int MyMethod() { Func<int, int, int> sum = delegate(int x, int y) { return x + y; }; return sum(10, 20); } }
class MyClass { public static int MyMethod() { Func<int, int, int> sum = (x, y) => x + y; return sum(10, 20); } }

In the following example, JetBrains Rider suggests converting a statement lambda to a lambda expression:

class MyClass1 { public static int MyMethod() { Func<int, int, int> sum = (x, y) => { return x + y; }; return sum(10, 20); } }
class MyClass1 { public static int MyMethod() { Func<int, int, int> sum = (x, y) => x + y; return sum(10, 20); } }
Last modified: 08 March 2021