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ExpressionNode.Parse Method (String)

Parses the specified expression string.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Dmf
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Dmf (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Dmf.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Parse ( _
    input As String _
) As ExpressionNode
'Usage
Dim input As String
Dim returnValue As ExpressionNode

returnValue = ExpressionNode.Parse(input)
public static ExpressionNode Parse(
    string input
)
public:
static ExpressionNode^ Parse(
    String^ input
)
static member Parse : 
        input:string -> ExpressionNode 
public static function Parse(
    input : String
) : ExpressionNode

Parameters

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Dmf.ExpressionNode
An ExpressionNode object value that specifies part of an expression.

Remarks

Depending on the type of expression the object assigns the appropriate type when parsing. For example, the ExecuteSql statement specifies a function. If the expression contains a function then the Type property is set to Function.

The expression must conform to the Transact-SQL expression syntax:

property comparison_operator constantList

where

property: one of the facet properties

comparison_operator: = != > >= < <= [NOT]LIKE [NOT]IN

constantList: constant [, constantList]

Note

The Like operator uses the Transact-SQL syntax.

The expression can be extended using logical operators:

condition_expression logical_operator condition_expression

where

logical_operator: AND OR

Examples

C#

string expressionStr = "ExecuteSql('Numeric','SELECT 1')";
ExpressionNode node = ExpressionNode.Parse (expressionStr);
TestAssertion.IsTrue (node.Type == ExpressionNodeType.Function, "Should be function");