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MethodCallExpression Class

Represents calling a method.

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

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class MethodCallExpression _
	Inherits Expression
'Usage
Dim instance As MethodCallExpression

Use the Call, ArrayIndex, or ArrayIndex factory method to create a MethodCallExpression.

The value of the NodeType property of a MethodCallExpression object is Call.

The following example creates a MethodCallExpression object that represents indexing into a two-dimensional array.

Dim gradeArray(,) As String = _
    {{"chemistry", "history", "mathematics"}, {"78", "61", "82"}}

Dim arrayExpression As System.Linq.Expressions.Expression = _
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(gradeArray)

' Create a MethodCallExpression that represents indexing 
' into the two-dimensional array 'gradeArray' at (0, 2). 
' Executing the expression would return "mathematics". 
Dim methodCallExpression As System.Linq.Expressions.MethodCallExpression = _
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.ArrayIndex( _
        arrayExpression, _
        System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(0), _
        System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(2))

Console.WriteLine(methodCallExpression.ToString())

' This code produces the following output: 

' value(System.String[,]).Get(0, 2)

System.Object
  System.Linq.Expressions.Expression
    System.Linq.Expressions.MethodCallExpression

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

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5
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