Debugger2.GetExpression Method

Evaluates an expression based on the current stack frame. If the expression can be parsed but not evaluated, an object is returned but does not contain a valid value.

Namespace:  EnvDTE80
Assembly:  EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetExpression ( _
    ExpressionText As String, _
    UseAutoExpandRules As Boolean, _
    Timeout As Integer _
) As Expression

Expression GetExpression(
    string ExpressionText,
    bool UseAutoExpandRules,
    int Timeout
)

Expression^ GetExpression(
    [InAttribute] String^ ExpressionText, 
    [InAttribute] bool UseAutoExpandRules, 
    [InAttribute] int Timeout
)

abstract GetExpression : 
        ExpressionText:string * 
        UseAutoExpandRules:bool * 
        Timeout:int -> Expression

function GetExpression(
    ExpressionText : String, 
    UseAutoExpandRules : boolean, 
    Timeout : int
) : Expression

Parameters

• ExpressionText
  Type: String

• UseAutoExpandRules
  Type: Boolean

  true if the auto-expand rules should be used; otherwise, false.

• Timeout
  Type: Int32

  The timeout period in milliseconds.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.Expression
An Expression.

Remarks

GetExpression evaluates an expression based on the current stack frame. If the expression can be parsed but not evaluated, an object is returned but will not contain a valid value.

Examples

Sub DisplayExpression(Optional ByVal str As String = "")
    Dim expr As Expression
    expr = DTE2.Debugger.GetExpression(str)

    If (expr.IsValidValue) Then
        MsgBox(expr.Name + " = " + expr.Value)
    Else
        MsgBox("Expression was not valid")
    End If
End Sub

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

Debugger2 Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace