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Asked: 2026-05-18T08:29:15+00:00

Specifically, I want to write this: public Func<IList<T>, T> SelectElement = list => list.First();

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Specifically, I want to write this:

public Func<IList<T>, T> SelectElement = list => list.First();

But I get a syntax error at T. Can’t I have a generic anonymous method?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Nope, sorry. That would require generic fields or generic properties, which are not features that C# supports. The best you can do is make a generic method that introduces T:

    public Func<IList<T>, T> SelectionMethod<T>() { return list => list.First(); }

    And now you can say:

    Func<IList<int>, int> selectInts = SelectionMethod<int>();
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