ConstantExpression Class
.NET Framework 4.5
Represents an expression that has a constant value.
Namespace: System.Linq.Expressions
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
The ConstantExpression type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
   | CanReduce | Indicates that the node can be reduced to a simpler node. If this returns true, Reduce() can be called to produce the reduced form. (Inherited from Expression.) |
| NodeType | Returns the node type of this Expression. Extension nodes should return Extension when overriding this method. (Overrides Expression.NodeType.) |
| Type | Gets the static type of the expression that this Expression represents. (Overrides Expression.Type.) |
| Value | Gets the value of the constant expression. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Accept | Dispatches to the specific visit method for this node type. For example, MethodCallExpression calls the VisitMethodCall. (Overrides Expression.Accept(ExpressionVisitor).) |
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Reduce | Reduces this node to a simpler expression. If CanReduce returns true, this should return a valid expression. This method can return another node which itself must be reduced. (Inherited from Expression.) |
| ReduceAndCheck | Reduces this node to a simpler expression. If CanReduce returns true, this should return a valid expression. This method can return another node which itself must be reduced. (Inherited from Expression.) |
| ReduceExtensions | Reduces the expression to a known node type (that is not an Extension node) or just returns the expression if it is already a known type. (Inherited from Expression.) |
| ToString | Returns a textual representation of the Expression. (Inherited from Expression.) |
| VisitChildren | Reduces the node and then calls the visitor delegate on the reduced expression. The method throws an exception if the node is not reducible. (Inherited from Expression.) |
The following code example shows how to create an expression that represents a constant value by using the Constant method.
// Add the following directive to your file: // using System.Linq.Expressions; // This expression represents a Constant value. Expression constantExpr = Expression.Constant(5.5); // Print out the expression. Console.WriteLine(constantExpr.ToString()); // You can also use variables. double num = 3.5; constantExpr = Expression.Constant(num); Console.WriteLine(constantExpr.ToString()); // This code example produces the following output: // // 5.5 // 3.5
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