Expression.Switch Method (Expression, SwitchCase[])
.NET Framework (current version)
Creates a SwitchExpression that represents a switch statement without a default case.
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
public static SwitchExpression Switch( Expression switchValue, params SwitchCase[] cases )
Parameters
- switchValue
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Type:
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression
The value to be tested against each case.
- cases
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Type:
System.Linq.Expressions.SwitchCase[]
The set of cases for this switch expression.
All SwitchCase objects in a SwitchExpression object must have the same type, unless the SwitchExpression has the type void.
Each SwitchCase object has an implicit break statement, which means that there is no implicit fall through from one case label to another.
If switchValue does not match any of the cases, no exception is thrown.
The following example demonstrates how to create an expression that represents a swtich statement without a default case.
// Add the following directive to the file: // using System.Linq.Expressions; // An expression that represents the switch value. ConstantExpression switchValue = Expression.Constant(2); // This expression represents a switch statement // without a default case. SwitchExpression switchExpr = Expression.Switch( switchValue, new SwitchCase[] { Expression.SwitchCase( Expression.Call( null, typeof(Console).GetMethod("WriteLine", new Type[] { typeof(String) }), Expression.Constant("First") ), Expression.Constant(1) ), Expression.SwitchCase( Expression.Call( null, typeof(Console).GetMethod("WriteLine", new Type[] { typeof(String) }), Expression.Constant("Second") ), Expression.Constant(2) ) } ); // The following statement first creates an expression tree, // then compiles it, and then runs it. Expression.Lambda<Action>(switchExpr).Compile()(); // This code example produces the following output: // // Second
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 4.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 8.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 4.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 8.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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