这是c# 7.0概要书中一个简单易懂的答案。

您应该知道的先决条件:lambda表达式可以引用方法的局部变量和参数 其中它被定义(外部变量)。

static void Main()
{
    int factor = 2;
   //Here factor is the variable that takes part in lambda expression.
    Func<int, int> multiplier = n => n * factor;
    Console.WriteLine (multiplier (3)); // 6
}

实部分:lambda表达式引用的外部变量称为捕获变量。捕获变量的lambda表达式称为闭包。

最后需要注意的一点:被捕获的变量是在委托实际调用时计算的，而不是在变量被捕获时计算的:

int factor = 2;
Func<int, int> multiplier = n => n * factor;
factor = 10;
Console.WriteLine (multiplier (3)); // 30

下面是我从JavaScript中类似的代码创建的c#人为示例:

public delegate T Iterator<T>() where T : class;

public Iterator<T> CreateIterator<T>(IList<T> x) where T : class
{
    var i = 0; 
    return delegate { return (i < x.Count) ? x[i++] : null; };
}

所以，这里有一些代码，展示了如何使用上面的代码…

var iterator = CreateIterator(new string[3] { "Foo", "Bar", "Baz"});

// So, although CreateIterator() has been called and returned, the variable 
// "i" within CreateIterator() will live on because of a closure created 
// within that method, so that every time the anonymous delegate returned 
// from it is called (by calling iterator()) it's value will increment.

string currentString;    
currentString = iterator(); // currentString is now "Foo"
currentString = iterator(); // currentString is now "Bar"
currentString = iterator(); // currentString is now "Baz"
currentString = iterator(); // currentString is now null

希望这对大家有所帮助。

A closure aims to simplify functional thinking, and it allows the runtime to manage state, releasing extra complexity for the developer. A closure is a first-class function with free variables that are bound in the lexical environment. Behind these buzzwords hides a simple concept: closures are a more convenient way to give functions access to local state and to pass data into background operations. They are special functions that carry an implicit binding to all the nonlocal variables (also called free variables or up-values) referenced. Moreover, a closure allows a function to access one or more nonlocal variables even when invoked outside its immediate lexical scope, and the body of this special function can transport these free variables as a single entity, defined in its enclosing scope. More importantly, a closure encapsulates behavior and passes it around like any other object, granting access to the context in which the closure was created, reading, and updating these values.

我有一篇关于这个主题的文章。(书中有很多例子。)

从本质上讲，闭包是一段可以在以后执行的代码，但它维护了它第一次创建时的环境——即它仍然可以使用创建它的方法的局部变量等，即使该方法已经执行完毕。

闭包的一般特性是通过匿名方法和lambda表达式在c#中实现的。

下面是一个使用匿名方法的例子:

using System;

class Test
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Action action = CreateAction();
        action();
        action();
    }

    static Action CreateAction()
    {
        int counter = 0;
        return delegate
        {
            // Yes, it could be done in one statement; 
            // but it is clearer like this.
            counter++;
            Console.WriteLine("counter={0}", counter);
        };
    }
}

输出:

counter=1
counter=2

在这里，我们可以看到CreateAction返回的操作仍然可以访问counter变量，并且确实可以增加它，即使CreateAction本身已经完成。

闭包是保留原始作用域变量值的函数值。c#可以以匿名委托的形式使用它们。

举一个非常简单的例子，看看下面的c#代码:

delegate int testDel();

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    int foo = 4;
    testDel myClosure = delegate()
    {
        return foo;
    };
    int bar = myClosure();
}

在它的末尾，bar将被设置为4，并且myClosure委托可以传递给程序的其他地方使用。

闭包可以用于很多有用的事情，比如延迟执行或简化接口——LINQ主要是使用闭包构建的。对于大多数开发人员来说，最直接的方法是向动态创建的控件添加事件处理程序——当控件实例化时，您可以使用闭包来添加行为，而不是将数据存储在其他地方。

这是c# 7.0概要书中一个简单易懂的答案。

您应该知道的先决条件:lambda表达式可以引用方法的局部变量和参数 其中它被定义(外部变量)。

static void Main()
{
    int factor = 2;
   //Here factor is the variable that takes part in lambda expression.
    Func<int, int> multiplier = n => n * factor;
    Console.WriteLine (multiplier (3)); // 6
}

实部分:lambda表达式引用的外部变量称为捕获变量。捕获变量的lambda表达式称为闭包。

最后需要注意的一点:被捕获的变量是在委托实际调用时计算的，而不是在变量被捕获时计算的:

int factor = 2;
Func<int, int> multiplier = n => n * factor;
factor = 10;
Console.WriteLine (multiplier (3)); // 30