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using System;

public class Test {
        private delegate object Conv(string str);

        public static void Main() {
                string str = "123";

                object o = int.Parse(str);
                Console.WriteLine("1: {0}", o != null);
                Console.WriteLine("2: {0}", o.GetType().FullName);
                Console.WriteLine("3: {0}", o.ToString());
                Console.WriteLine();

                Conv c = new Conv(int.Parse);

                o = c(str);
                Console.WriteLine("4: {0}", o != null);
                Console.WriteLine("5: {0}", o.GetType().FullName);
                Console.WriteLine("6: {0}", o.ToString());
        }
}