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POCan a C# delegate use the object type to be more generic?
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copied!<p>I would like to create a delegate and a method that can be used to call any number of Web services that my application requires:</p> <p>Example:</p> <pre><code>public DateCheckResponseGetDate(DateCheckRequest requestParameters) { delegate object WebMethodToCall(object methodObject); WebMethodToCall getTheDate = new WebMethodToCall(WebServices.GetTheDate); return (DateCheckResponse)CallWebMethod(getTheDate , requestParameters); } public TimeCheckResponse GetTime(TimeCheckRequest requestParameters) { delegate object WebMethodToCall(object methodObject); WebMethodToCall getTheTime = new WebMethodToCall(WebServices.GetTheTime); return (TimeCheckResponse)CallWebMethod(getTheTime, requestParameters); } private object CallWebMethod(WebMethodToCall method, object methodObject) { return method(methodObject); } </code></pre> <p>But, unfortunately, when I try to compile, I get these errors:</p> <blockquote> <p>No overload for 'GetTheDate' matches delegate 'WebMethodToCall' No overload for 'GetTheTime' matches delegate 'WebMethodToCall'</p> </blockquote> <p>It seems like the delegate should work.</p> <p>WebServices.GetTheDate and WebServices.GetTheTime both take a single parameter (DateCheckRequest and TimeCheckRequest, respectively) and both return a value.</p> <p>So doesn't the delegate match the signature of the two web methods? (both accept and return types derived from object).</p> <p>Is it possible to use the object type to make a very reusable delegate in .NET 2.0?</p>

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