Expression.MakeMemberAccess Method

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Creates a MemberExpression that represents accessing either a field or a property.

Namespace: System.Linq.Expressions
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function MakeMemberAccess ( _
    expression As Expression, _
    member As MemberInfo _
) As MemberExpression

public static MemberExpression MakeMemberAccess(
    Expression expression,
    MemberInfo member
)

expression
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression
An Expression that represents the object that the member belongs to. This can be null for static members.

member
Type: System.Reflection.MemberInfo
The MemberInfo that describes the field or property to be accessed.

Type: System.Linq.Expressions.MemberExpression
The MemberExpression that results from calling the appropriate factory method.

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	expression or member is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentException	member does not represent a field or property.

This method can be used to create a MemberExpression that represents accessing either a field or a property, depending on the type of member. If member is of type FieldInfo, this method calls Field to create the MemberExpression. If member is of type PropertyInfo, this method calls Property to create the MemberExpression.

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

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