Expression.Quote Method (System.Linq.Expressions)

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Expression.Quote Method

Creates a UnaryExpression that represents an expression that has a constant value of type Expression.

Namespace:  System.Linq.Expressions
Assembly:  System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function Quote ( _
	expression As Expression _
) As UnaryExpression
C#
public static UnaryExpression Quote(
	Expression expression
)
Visual C++
public:
static UnaryExpression^ Quote(
	Expression^ expression
)
F#
static member Quote : 
        expression:Expression -> UnaryExpression

Parameters

expression
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression
An Expression to set the Operand property equal to.

Return Value

Type: System.Linq.Expressions.UnaryExpression
A UnaryExpression that has the NodeType property equal to Quote and the Operand property set to the specified value.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

expression is null.
Remarks

The Type property of the resulting UnaryExpression represents the constructed type Expression<TDelegate>, where the type argument is the type represented by expression.Type. The Method property is null. Both IsLifted and IsLiftedToNull are false.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
See Also

Reference

Expression Class
System.Linq.Expressions Namespace
Community Content

Alexandra Rusina
The explanation of Expression.Quote
An explanation of where and why it is used can be found here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3138133/what-is-the-purpose-of-linqs-expression-quote-method