C# Self Executing Anonymous Function

Not because it is all that new, but because it took me a while to find it, here’s how to create a self executing anonymous function using CSharp, just like you can do in JavaScript. ((Func)(delegate() { return 0; }))(); Func<int> says the the delegate will return an integer. If you need to pass a parameter you can use the alternate form of Func<parameterType,returnType> delegate() {return 0;} is just basic delegate syntax that I’ve discussed in the past. The parentheses around everything just force the order of operation so the compiler can deal with it all. And here is the code that I needed this for

list = schools.Select(school => new SchoolItem
{
… code omited …
Percentage = ((Func)(delegate()
{
var r = 0;
var found = collectionInOuterScope
.Find(x => x.ID == school.Id);
if (found != null)
{
r = found.Percentage;
}
return r;
}))()
}).ToList();

Yes, I could have just created a function and called it, but it hardly seems worth it when I’m going to call it in one place.