Show that the Dirac delta distribution can not be represented by a continuous function

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How do I show that the Dirac delta distribution cannot be represented by a continuous function?

My try is to show that there exists no continuous function $f(x)$ such that $\int f(x) \phi(x) dx = \phi(0)$ for all test functions $\phi(x)$ but I can not figure out how.

Any hints?