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- [Page 237 - Implementing functionality using methods](#page-237---implementing-functionality-using-methods)
- [Page 241 - Defining flight passengers](#page-241---defining-flight-passengers)
- [Page 251 - Setting up a class library and console application](#page-251---setting-up-a-class-library-and-console-application)
- [Page 254 - Calling methods using delegates](#page-254---calling-methods-using-delegates)
- [Page 270 - Equality of types](#page-270---equality-of-types)
- [Page 299 - Treating warnings as errors](#page-299---treating-warnings-as-errors)
- [Page 339 - Viewing source links with Visual Studio 2022](#page-339---viewing-source-links-with-visual-studio-2022)
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# Page 254 - Calling methods using delegates
> Thanks to `Jovis#7721` in the Discord channel for raising this issue.
This section shows example code that defines a method and a matching delegate. This code is not meant to be entered into your existing project. The reason is because you cannot just declare a type (like a class, or a delegate as in this example) in the middle of a top-level program.
A delegate declaration, as shown in the following code:
```cs
delegate int DelegateWithMatchingSignature(string s);
```
Will give the following compile error:
```
CS8803: Top-level statements must precede namespace and type declarations.
```
If you try to enter it along with the following code in `Program.cs`:
```cs
// create a delegate instance that points to the method
DelegateWithMatchingSignature d = new(p1.MethodIWantToCall);
// call the delegate, who then calls the method
int answer2 = d("Frog");
```
In the next edition, I will add a note to warn the reader either not to enter this code, or to tell them to put the in a separate file, as shown in the following code:
```cs
// In a separate file like Program.Delegates.cs.
delegate int DelegateWithMatchingSignature(string s);
```
# Page 270 - Equality of types
> Thanks to [Masoud Nazari](https://github.com/MAS-OUD) for raising this [issue on 17 March 2023](https://github.com/markjprice/cs11dotnet7/issues/44).