pls tell me in which version dynamic keyword is introduced ? I found strange behavior in VS2010. I set target framework to 3.5. But there is no compiler error. just crate a console application with target framework to .net 3.5 and use dynamic keyword .
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Dynamic keyword was introduced as part of C# 4.0 language – the compiler comes with VS 2010. Its a language feature and does not need runtime support (AFAIK) hence once complied with C# 4.0 compiler, shouldn’t have any issue with earlier version of runtime. Changing target framework in VS 2010 does not switch the compiler (which remains at 4.0) – we will receive compiler error only if you use feature that targets new library or runtime. For example, in VS 2008, you could use lambda expressions or var keyword for target runtime 2.0 but extension methods were not available because extension attribute was part of 3.5 assembly.
EDIT: Above is wrong – dynamic keyword requires Framework 4.0. I couldn’t even compile in VS2010 when target fx was changed to 3.5. I believe that OP might not have used the dynamic var later in the code so that compiler optimization would have removed it making OP believe that its working.