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What is the purpose of built-in delegate types like Action and Func?

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Quick Answer Action is a built-in delegate for methods that return void. Func is for methods that return a value รขโ‚ฌโ€ the last type parameter is the return type. They eliminate the need to define custom delegate types for most scenarios and work seamlessly with lambdas and LINQ.

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Action represents methods that return void, while Func represents methods that return a value.

They reduce the need for custom delegate declarations and simplify modern C# programming.

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