Delegates in Visual Basic

A delegate is a form of object-oriented function pointer that allows a function to be invoked indirectly by way of a reference to the function. Delegates can be used to hook up event handlers and pass a procedure from one procedure to another.

In This Section

• Delegates and the AddressOf Operator
  Provides an introduction to delegates and how they are used.

• How to: Invoke a Delegate Method
  Provides an example that shows how to associate a method with a delegate and then invoke that method through the delegate.

• How to: Pass Procedures to Another Procedure in Visual Basic
  Demonstrates how to use delegates to pass one procedure to another procedure.

Related Sections

• Events in Visual Basic
  Provides an overview of events in Visual Basic.

• Handling and Raising Events
  Provides an overview of the event model in the .NET Framework.

• Creating Event Handlers in Windows Forms
  Describes how to work with events associated with Windows Forms objects.