Expression.Lambda Method (Type, Expression, String, Boolean, IEnumerable<ParameterExpression>)

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Creates a LambdaExpression by first constructing a delegate type.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Lambda ( _
    delegateType As Type, _
    body As Expression, _
    name As String, _
    tailCall As Boolean, _
    parameters As IEnumerable(Of ParameterExpression) _
) As LambdaExpression
public static LambdaExpression Lambda(
    Type delegateType,
    Expression body,
    string name,
    bool tailCall,
    IEnumerable<ParameterExpression> parameters
)

Parameters

  • delegateType
    Type: System.Type
    A Type representing the delegate signature for the lambda.
  • name
    Type: System.String
    The name for the lambda. Used for emitting debug information.
  • tailCall
    Type: System.Boolean
    A Boolean that indicates if tail call optimization will be applied when compiling the created expression.

Return Value

Type: System.Linq.Expressions.LambdaExpression
A LambdaExpression that has the NodeType property equal to Lambda and the Body and Parameters properties set to the specified values.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

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