Expression Class (System.Windows)

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Expression Class

This type supports the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System.Windows..::.Expression
    System.Windows.Data..::.BindingExpressionBase
    System.Windows..::.TemplateBindingExpression

Namespace: System.Windows
Assembly: WindowsBase (in WindowsBase.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic

<TypeConverterAttribute(GetType(ExpressionConverter))> _
Public Class Expression

[TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(ExpressionConverter))]
public class Expression

Visual C++

[TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(ExpressionConverter))]
public ref class Expression

[<TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(ExpressionConverter))>]
type Expression =  class end

The Expression type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	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.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

No member of this class is public. The class supports expression modes for setting dependency property values, such as DynamicResourceExtension and Binding.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

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.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Reference

System.Windows Namespace

Other Resources

Data Binding Overview

Resources Overview

Dependency Properties Overview