RosettaCodeData/Task/Higher-order-functions/Visual-Basic-.NET/higher-order-functions-1.vb

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VB.net

' Delegate declaration is similar to C#.
Delegate Function Func2(a As Integer, b As Integer) As Integer
Module Program
Function Add(a As Integer, b As Integer) As Integer
Return a + b
End Function
Function Mul(a As Integer, b As Integer) As Integer
Return a * b
End Function
Function Div(a As Integer, b As Integer) As Integer
Return a \ b
End Function
' Call is a keyword and must be escaped using brackets.
Function [Call](f As Func2, a As Integer, b As Integer) As Integer
Return f(a, b)
End Function
Sub Main()
Dim a = 6
Dim b = 2
' Delegates in VB.NET could be created without a New expression from the start. Both syntaxes are shown here.
Dim add As Func2 = New Func2(AddressOf Program.Add)
' The "As New" idiom applies to delegate creation.
Dim div As New Func2(AddressOf Program.Div)
' Directly coercing the AddressOf expression:
Dim mul As Func2 = AddressOf Program.Mul
Console.WriteLine("f=Add, f({0}, {1}) = {2}", a, b, [Call](add, a, b))
Console.WriteLine("f=Mul, f({0}, {1}) = {2}", a, b, [Call](mul, a, b))
Console.WriteLine("f=Div, f({0}, {1}) = {2}", a, b, [Call](div, a, b))
End Sub
End Module