UnaryExpression Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Linq.Expressions

Assembly:

System.Linq.Expressions.dll

Source:

UnaryExpression.cs

Represents an expression that has a unary operator.

public ref class UnaryExpression sealed : System::Linq::Expressions::Expression

public sealed class UnaryExpression : System.Linq.Expressions.Expression

type UnaryExpression = class
    inherit Expression

Public NotInheritable Class UnaryExpression
Inherits Expression

Inheritance

Object

Expression

UnaryExpression

Examples

The following example creates a UnaryExpression object that represents the reference conversion of a non-nullable integer expression to the nullable integer type.

// Create a UnaryExpression that represents a
// conversion of an int to an int?.
System.Linq.Expressions.UnaryExpression typeAsExpression =
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.TypeAs(
        System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(34, typeof(int)),
        typeof(int?));

Console.WriteLine(typeAsExpression.ToString());

// This code produces the following output:
//
// (34 As Nullable`1)

' Create a UnaryExpression that represents a reference
' conversion of an Integer to an Integer? (a nullable Integer).
Dim typeAsExpression As System.Linq.Expressions.UnaryExpression = _
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.TypeAs( _
        System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(34, Type.GetType("System.Int32")), _
        Type.GetType("System.Nullable`1[System.Int32]"))

Console.WriteLine(typeAsExpression.ToString())

' This code produces the following output:
'
' (34 As Nullable`1)

Remarks

The following table summarizes the factory methods that can be used to create a UnaryExpression that has a specific node type.

NodeType	Factory Method
ArrayLength	ArrayLength
Convert	Convert
ConvertChecked	ConvertChecked
Negate	Negate
NegateChecked	NegateChecked
Not	Not
Quote	Quote
TypeAs	TypeAs
UnaryPlus	UnaryPlus

In addition, the MakeUnary methods can also be used to create a UnaryExpression. These factory methods can be used to create a UnaryExpression of any node type that represents a unary operation. The parameter of these methods that is of type NodeType specifies the desired node type.

Properties

CanReduce	Gets a value that indicates whether the expression tree node can be reduced.
IsLifted	Gets a value that indicates whether the expression tree node represents a lifted call to an operator.
IsLiftedToNull	Gets a value that indicates whether the expression tree node represents a lifted call to an operator whose return type is lifted to a nullable type.
Method	Gets the implementing method for the unary operation.
NodeType	Returns the node type of this Expression.
Operand	Gets the operand of the unary operation.
Type	Gets the static type of the expression that this Expression represents.

Methods

Accept(ExpressionVisitor)	Dispatches to the specific visit method for this node type. For example, MethodCallExpression calls the VisitMethodCall(MethodCallExpression). (Inherited from Expression)
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
Reduce()	Reduces the expression node to a simpler expression.
ReduceAndCheck()	Reduces this node to a simpler expression. If CanReduce returns true, this should return a valid expression. This method can return another node which itself must be reduced. (Inherited from Expression)
ReduceExtensions()	Reduces the expression to a known node type (that is not an Extension node) or just returns the expression if it is already a known type. (Inherited from Expression)
ToString()	Returns a textual representation of the Expression. (Inherited from Expression)
Update(Expression)	Creates a new expression that is like this one, but using the supplied children. If all of the children are the same, it will return this expression.
VisitChildren(ExpressionVisitor)	Reduces the node and then calls the visitor delegate on the reduced expression. The method throws an exception if the node is not reducible. (Inherited from Expression)