Expression.Goto Method (LabelTarget)
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Creates a GotoExpression representing a "go to" statement.
Namespace: System.Linq.Expressions
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function Goto ( _
target As LabelTarget _
) As GotoExpression
public static GotoExpression Goto(
LabelTarget target
)
Parameters
- target
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.LabelTarget
The LabelTarget that the GotoExpression will jump to.
Return Value
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.GotoExpression
A GotoExpression with Kind equal to Goto, the Target property set to the specified value, and a null value to be passed to the target label upon jumping.
Examples
The following example demonstrates how to create an expression that contains a GotoExpression object.
' Add the following directive to your file:
' Imports System.Linq.Expressions
' A label expression of the void type that is the target for the GoToExpression.
Dim returnTarget As LabelTarget = Expression.Label()
' This block contains a GotoExpression.
' It transfers execution to a label expression that is initialized with the same LabelTarget as the GotoExpression.
' The types of the GotoExpression, label expression, and LabelTarget must match.
Dim blockExpr As BlockExpression =
Expression.Block(
Expression.Call(GetType(Console).GetMethod("WriteLine", New Type() {GetType(String)}), Expression.Constant("GoTo")),
Expression.Goto(returnTarget),
Expression.Call(GetType(Console).GetMethod("WriteLine", New Type() {GetType(String)}), Expression.Constant("Other Work")),
Expression.Label(returnTarget)
)
' The following statement first creates an expression tree,
' then compiles it, and then runs it.
Expression.Lambda(Of Action)(blockExpr).Compile()()
' This code example produces the following output:
'
' GoTo
' "Other Work" is not printed because
' the Return expression transfers execution from Expression.GoTo(returnTarget)
' to Expression.Label(returnTarget).
// Add the following directive to your file:
// using System.Linq.Expressions;
// A label expression of the void type that is the target for the GotoExpression.
LabelTarget returnTarget = Expression.Label();
// This block contains a GotoExpression.
// It transfers execution to a label expression that is initialized with the same LabelTarget as the GotoExpression.
// The types of the GotoExpression, label expression, and LabelTarget must match.
BlockExpression blockExpr =
Expression.Block(
Expression.Call(typeof(Console).GetMethod("WriteLine", new Type[] { typeof(string) }), Expression.Constant("GoTo")),
Expression.Goto(returnTarget),
Expression.Call(typeof(Console).GetMethod("WriteLine", new Type[] { typeof(string) }), Expression.Constant("Other Work")),
Expression.Label(returnTarget)
);
// The following statement first creates an expression tree,
// then compiles it, and then runs it.
Expression.Lambda<Action>(blockExpr).Compile()();
// This code example produces the following output:
//
// GoTo
// "Other Work" is not printed because
// the GoTo expression transfers execution from Expression.GoTo(returnTarget)
// to Expression.Label(returnTarget).
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4
Platforms
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