LambdaExpression Class

Definition

public ref class LambdaExpression abstract : System::Linq::Expressions::Expression

public ref class LambdaExpression : System::Linq::Expressions::Expression

public abstract class LambdaExpression : System.Linq.Expressions.Expression

public class LambdaExpression : System.Linq.Expressions.Expression

type LambdaExpression = class
 inherit Expression

Public MustInherit Class LambdaExpression
Inherits Expression

Public Class LambdaExpression
Inherits Expression

Inheritance

Object

Expression

LambdaExpression

Derived

System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<TDelegate>

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to create an expression that represents a lambda expression that adds 1 to the passed argument by using the Lambda method.

// Add the following directive to your file:
// using System.Linq.Expressions;

// A parameter for the lambda expression.
ParameterExpression paramExpr = Expression.Parameter(typeof(int), "arg");

// This expression represents a lambda expression
// that adds 1 to the parameter value.
LambdaExpression lambdaExpr = Expression.Lambda(
 Expression.Add(
 paramExpr,
 Expression.Constant(1)
 ),
 new List<ParameterExpression>() { paramExpr }
);

// Print out the expression.
Console.WriteLine(lambdaExpr);

// Compile and run the lamda expression.
// The value of the parameter is 1.
Console.WriteLine(lambdaExpr.Compile().DynamicInvoke(1));

// This code example produces the following output:
//
// arg => (arg +1)
// 2

' Add the following directive to your file:
' Imports System.Linq.Expressions 

' A parameter for the lambda expression.
Dim paramExpr As ParameterExpression = Expression.Parameter(GetType(Integer), "arg")

' This expression represents a lambda expression
' that adds 1 to the parameter value.
Dim lambdaExpr As LambdaExpression = Expression.Lambda(
 Expression.Add(
 paramExpr,
 Expression.Constant(1)
 ),
 New List(Of ParameterExpression)() From {paramExpr}
 )

' Print out the expression.
Console.WriteLine(lambdaExpr)

' Compile and run the lamda expression.
' The value of the parameter is 1.
Console.WriteLine(lambdaExpr.Compile().DynamicInvoke(1))

' This code example produces the following output:
'
' arg => (arg +1)
' 2

Remarks

The LambdaExpression type represents a lambda expression in the form of an expression tree. The Expression<TDelegate> type, which derives from LambdaExpression and captures the type of the lambda expression more explicitly, can also be used to represent a lambda expression. At runtime, an expression tree node that represents a lambda expression is always of type Expression<TDelegate>.

The value of the NodeType property of a LambdaExpression is Lambda.

Use the Lambda factory methods to create a LambdaExpression object.