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11/17/2011

Expression.TypeIs Method

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function TypeIs ( _
    expression As Expression, _
    type As Type _
) As TypeBinaryExpression

public static TypeBinaryExpression TypeIs(
    Expression expression,
    Type type
)

Parameters

expression
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression
An Expression to set the Expression property equal to.

type
Type: System.Type
A Type to set the TypeOperand property equal to.

Return Value

Type: System.Linq.Expressions.TypeBinaryExpression
A TypeBinaryExpression for which the NodeType property is equal to TypeIs and for which the Expression and TypeOperand properties are set to the specified values.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	expression or type is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The Type property of the resulting UnaryExpression represents Boolean.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the TypeIs(Expression, Type) method to create a TypeBinaryExpression that represents a type test of a string value against the Int32 type.

' Create a TypeBinaryExpression that represents a
' type test of the String "spruce" against the Int32 type.
Dim typeBinaryExpression As System.Linq.Expressions.TypeBinaryExpression = _
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.TypeIs( _
        System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant("spruce"), _
        Type.GetType("System.Int32"))

outputBlock.Text &= typeBinaryExpression.ToString() & vbCrLf

' This code produces the following output:
'
' ("spruce" Is Int32)

// Create a TypeBinaryExpression that represents a
// type test of the string "spruce" against the 'int' type.
System.Linq.Expressions.TypeBinaryExpression typeBinaryExpression =
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.TypeIs(
        System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant("spruce"),
        typeof(int));

outputBlock.Text += typeBinaryExpression.ToString() + "\n";

// This code produces the following output:
//
// ("spruce" Is Int32)

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

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

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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