TypeAs Method
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Expression.TypeAs Method

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Creates a UnaryExpression that represents an explicit reference or boxing conversion where null is supplied if the conversion fails.

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

public static UnaryExpression TypeAs(
	Expression expression,
	Type type
)

Parameters

expression
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression
An Expression to set the Operand property equal to.
type
Type: System.Type
A Type to set the Type property equal to.

Return Value

Type: System.Linq.Expressions.UnaryExpression
A UnaryExpression that has the NodeType property equal to TypeAs and the Operand and Type properties set to the specified values.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

expression or type is null.

The Method property of the resulting UnaryExpression is null. The IsLifted and IsLiftedToNull properties are both false.

The following example demonstrates how to use the TypeAs(Expression, Type) method to create a UnaryExpression that represents the reference conversion of a non-nullable integer expression to the nullable integer type.


// Create a UnaryExpression that represents a
// conversion of an int to an int?.
System.Linq.Expressions.UnaryExpression typeAsExpression =
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.TypeAs(
        System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(34, typeof(int)),
        typeof(int?));

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

// This code produces the following output:
//
// (34 As Nullable`1)


Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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