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C# Querying With LINQ Functional Programming in C# Lambda Expressions

Derek Etnyre
Derek Etnyre
20,822 Points
Posted by Derek Etnyre
Derek Etnyre
20,822 Points

Difficult time thinking through the refactoring process

Having difficult time thinking through refactoring this line:

public Action<int, Func<int, int>> DisplayResult = delegate (int result, Func<int, int> function)

My first attempt was to put it like this:

public Func<int, Func<int, int>> DisplayResult = (int result, Func<int, int> function) =>

but keep thinking the two Func<int, int> 's can be simplified to something like this:

public Func<int, int> DisplayResult = (int result, int function) =>

Neither one is right - think my first attempt is closer to the solution.

Any suggestions on how to think through the refactoring process on this one?

Program.cs 
using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    public class Program
    {     
        public Func<int, int> Square = (int number) =>
        {
            return number * number;
        };

        public Func<int, int> DisplayResult = (int result, int function) =>
        {
            Console.WriteLine(function(result));
        };

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {

        }
    }
}

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

:point_right: You almost got it on the 2nd attempt.

You just forgot that argument types for lambda's are inferred, not specified. Also, don't change the type of DisplayResult:

        public Action<int, Func<int, int>> DisplayResult = (result, function) =>

Oddly, it apparently let you get away with it on task 1.

Actually, you can compact things even more by eliminating the blocks (and the return on task 1:

        public Func<int, int> Square = number => number * number;

        public Action<int, Func<int, int>> DisplayResult = (result, function) =>
                Console.WriteLine(function(result));
Derek Etnyre
Derek Etnyre
20,822 Points
Derek Etnyre
Derek Etnyre
20,822 Points

Thanks. Still something off that I'm not getting.

Have code looking like this now:

    public Func<int, int> displayResult = (result, function) =>
     {
         Console.WriteLine(function(result));
     };

but still not able to compile.

Put code into Visual Studio and it tells me: 'Delegate 'Func <int, int>' does not take 2 arguments.

Tells me I'm not fully understaning the Lambdas....

Derek Etnyre
Derek Etnyre
20,822 Points
Derek Etnyre
Derek Etnyre
20,822 Points

Just figured it out - should have left the Func <int, int> in place - like this:

    public Action<int, Func<int, int>> DisplayResult = (result, function) =>
    {
        Console.WriteLine(function(result));
    };