Expression.Field Method (Expression, FieldInfo)

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Creates a MemberExpression that represents accessing a field.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Field ( _
    expression As Expression, _
    field As FieldInfo _
) As MemberExpression
public static MemberExpression Field(
    Expression expression,
    FieldInfo field
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Linq.Expressions.MemberExpression
A MemberExpression that has the NodeType property equal to MemberAccess and the Expression and Member properties set to the specified values.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

field is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

-or-

The field represented by field is not static (Shared in Visual Basic) and expression is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

ArgumentException

expression.Type is not assignable to the declaring type of the field represented by field.

Remarks

The Type property of the resulting MemberExpression is equal to the FieldType property of field.

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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