[IronPython] Lamba Expressions in IronPython

[Michael Foord]

Ben Hall wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Just been playing around with C# and IronPython interop and I wanted
> to define a lambda expression.
>
> My CLR object is just a wrapper around a generic list (as generics
> aren't supported?)
>
> public class GenericWrapper : List<int>
> {}
>
> I tried to do a lamba expression to pull back a item from the
> collection, however I got the following exception:
>   
>>>> i = GenericWrapper()
>>>> i.Add(1)
>>>> i.Add(2)
>>>> i.Add(3)
>>>> v = i.Find(item => item == 1)
>>>>         
>   File "", line 1
>     v = i.Find(item => item == 1)
>   

lambda item: item == 1

In general, arbitrary C# syntax doesn't "just work" with IronPython and 
you have to stick to Python syntax. ;-)

(However, if "Find" expects a particular type of delegate you may have 
to use CallTarget0 or create a delegate).

Michael
http://www.ironpythoninaction.com

>                      ^
> SyntaxError: unexpected token '>'
>
> I guess I can use a method\delegate like in C# 2.0, but is there any
> way to do anything like Lamba Expressions?  Or is there something
> similar in Python?
>
> Any help would be great.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ben
> Blog.BenHall.me.uk
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