C#: Can't I use an anonymous delegate in ThreadStart?

Question

Can't I have an anonymous delegate declaration, something similar to the following:

    ThreadStart starter = delegate() { go(); };
            ...

    static void go()
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Nice Work");
    }

   // (or)

   ThreadStart starter=delegate() { Console.WriteLine("Hello");}

Answer 1

Yes, you can. Whats the actual question?

By the way, you're missing a semicolon at the end of your second example:

ThreadStart starter=delegate() { Console.WriteLine("Hello");}

should be:

ThreadStart starter = delegate { Console.WriteLine("Hello"); };

Though the spacing I added is personal choice.

Answer 2

You can skip the ThreadStart. This should work.

Thread t = new Thread(() => 
{
  Console.WriteLine("Hello!");
});

Answer 3

What error do you get? Missing semicolon? This compiles for me.

    static void go()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Nice Work");
    }

    public void Run()
    {
        ThreadStart starter1 = delegate() { go(); };

        ThreadStart starter2 = delegate() { Console.WriteLine("Hello");};

        ThreadStart starter3 = () =>  Console.WriteLine("Hello");

    }