Can we pass any method except void in thread?

Question

I am working on a thread. I have a method:

private int Calculate(int number);
can I used this method in a thread ?
Thread t = new Thread(new ThreadStart(Calculate));

We can't do that as ThreadStart() only accept void method. So, Is there any way to handle it using thread ? Also, If Calculate is void method, how can i pass argument in

thread t = new Thread(new ThreadStart(Calculate));

Answer 1

You can use lambdas and the compiler will infer its type:

Thread t = new Thread(() => Calculate(number));

Answer 2

You can use ParameterizedThreadStart and change the int type parameter to object and cast it back to int.

private int Calculate(object number)
{
   int num = Convert.ToInt32(number);
}