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Expression.MakeBinary Method (ExpressionType, Expression, Expression)

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Creates a BinaryExpression, given the left and right operands, by calling an appropriate factory method.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function MakeBinary ( _
    binaryType As ExpressionType, _
    left As Expression, _
    right As Expression _
) As BinaryExpression

public static BinaryExpression MakeBinary(
    ExpressionType binaryType,
    Expression left,
    Expression right
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Linq.Expressions.BinaryExpression
The BinaryExpression that results from calling the appropriate factory method.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

binaryType does not correspond to a binary expression node.
ArgumentNullException

left or right is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The binaryType parameter determines which BinaryExpression factory method this method calls. For example, if binaryType is Subtract, this method invokes Subtract.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the MakeBinary(ExpressionType, Expression, Expression) method to create a BinaryExpression that represents the subtraction of one number from another.

' Create a BinaryExpression that represents subtracting 14 from 53.
Dim binaryExpression As System.Linq.Expressions.BinaryExpression = _
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.MakeBinary( _
        System.Linq.Expressions.ExpressionType.Subtract, _
        System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(53), _
        System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(14))

outputBlock.Text &= binaryExpression.ToString() & vbCrLf

' This code produces the following output:
'
' (53 - 14)

// Create a BinaryExpression that represents subtracting 14 from 53.
System.Linq.Expressions.BinaryExpression binaryExpression =
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.MakeBinary(
        System.Linq.Expressions.ExpressionType.Subtract,
        System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(53),
        System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(14));

outputBlock.Text += binaryExpression.ToString() + "\n";

// This code produces the following output:
//
// (53 - 14)

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

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