Clarify delegate as built-in reference type in documentation #47668
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This PR resolves confusion about whether
delegate
is a built-in type by clarifying the documentation in two key files.Problem
Users were confused about whether
delegate
is a built-in type because:built-in-types.md
page includeddelegate
in the built-in reference types table but had confusing explanatory text that said "except delegate and dynamic" when discussing aliasesdelegate
was actually considered a built-in typeChanges Made
built-in-types.md
delegate
is indeed a built-in reference type keyword that declares types derived from the abstractSystem.Delegate
typedelegate
isn't a direct alias but declares custom derived typesreference-types.md
Result
The documentation now clearly and consistently communicates that:
delegate
is a built-in reference type keywordSystem.Delegate
System.Delegate
itself is abstract, which is why you can't instantiate it directlyThis resolves the user's confusion while maintaining technical accuracy about how delegate types work in C#.
Fixes #28236.
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