Delegate for generic method return <T>

Question

I have a method -

public T GetField<T> (string tableName, string fieldName)
{
    //Code
}

I need a delegate to hold this method. Not sure how to declare delegate for above method.

Now if I change my method

public T GetField<T> (string tableName, string fieldName, params IDbDataParameter[] parameters)
{
    //Code
}

public T Func<string,string ,string,IDbDataParameter[],T> GetFieldAction = GetField;// This is wrong

Any suggestion? Is it possible? Can I have a delegate which can hold generic return type method?

Is there any Func() workaround?

Answer 1

Why not Func<string, string, T>?

Or, alternatively, if you don't want to use Func:

delegate T MyDelegate<T>(string tableName, string fieldName);

EDIT: Example code which addresses your comment:

delegate T MyDelegate<T>(string tableName, string fieldName, params IDbDataParameter[] parameters);

private T GetField<T>(string tableName, string fieldName, params IDbDataParameter[] parameters)
{
  return default(T);
}

void Main()
{
  MyDelegate<int> del = this.GetField<int>;
}