Expression.Type Property
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Gets the static type of the expression that this Expression represents.
Namespace: System.Linq.Expressions
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property Type As Type
public virtual Type Type { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.Type
The Type that represents the static type of the expression.
Remarks
The NodeType is the type of the expression tree node, whereas the Type represents the static common language runtime (CLR) type of the expression that the node represents. For example, two nodes with different node types can have the same Type, as shown in the following code example.
' Add the following directive to your file:
' Imports System.Linq.Expressions
Dim constExpr As ConstantExpression = Expression.Constant(5)
outputBlock.Text &= "NodeType: " & constExpr.NodeType.ToString() & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= "Type: " & constExpr.Type.ToString() & vbCrLf
Dim binExpr As BinaryExpression = Expression.Add(constExpr, constExpr)
outputBlock.Text &= "NodeType: " & binExpr.NodeType.ToString() & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= "Type: " & binExpr.Type.ToString() & vbCrLf
' This code example produces the following output:
'
' NodeType: Constant
' Type: System.Int32
' NodeType: Add
' Type: System.Int32
// Add the following directive to your file:
// using System.Linq.Expressions;
ConstantExpression constExpr = Expression.Constant(5);
outputBlock.Text += "NodeType: " + constExpr.NodeType + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += "Type: " + constExpr.Type + "\n";
BinaryExpression binExpr = Expression.Add(constExpr, constExpr);
outputBlock.Text += "NodeType: " + binExpr.NodeType + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += "Type: " + binExpr.Type + "\n";
// This code example produces the following output:
//
// NodeType: Constant
// Type: System.Int32
// NodeType: Add
// Type: System.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
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