Create generic instance with delegate arg

I am trying to refactor some code by introducing generics, and I got stuck. I am trying to create a new instance of T, but the trouble is, that T has a delegate argument in the constructor. What I was aiming for was something like this:

public delegate IOrders DoStuffDelegate(); 


public class GenericBoss<T> where T:Worker
{

    public void DelegateWork()
    {
        T worker = Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T), new[]{GiveOrders})
        worker.Work();
    }

    public IOrders GiveOrders()
    {
        return new OrderFromTheBoss();
    }
}

public class Worker
{
    private readonly DoStuffDelegate _takeOrders;

    public Worker(DoStuffDelegate takeOrders)
    {
        _takeOrde开发者_开发问答rs = takeOrders;
    }

    public void Work()
    {
        _takeOrders(); 
    }
}

However, this doesn't work, as only [object] types are allowed as arguments in the [Activator]. I am not allowed to change the constructor, so moving the delegate elsewhere is not possible.

Is there a way out, or is generics not an option here?

Regards, Morten

The problem is that the compiler doesn't know which delegate you want to convert your method group to. If it's always the DoStuffDelegate, you can just do this:

object[] args = new object[] { new DoStuffDelegate(GiveOrders) };
T worker = (T) Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T), args);

or

DoStuffDelegate giveOrders = GiveOrders;
object[] args = new object[] { giveOrders };
T worker = (T) Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T), args);

If the delegate type is different for each T, it's harder - you'd probably need to call Delegate.CreateDelegate to create an instance of the appropriate delegate type, discovered via reflection :(