Expression.Condition Method (Expression, Expression, Expression)
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Creates a ConditionalExpression that represents a conditional statement.
Namespace: System.Linq.Expressions
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function Condition ( _
test As Expression, _
ifTrue As Expression, _
ifFalse As Expression _
) As ConditionalExpression
public static ConditionalExpression Condition(
Expression test,
Expression ifTrue,
Expression ifFalse
)
Parameters
- test
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression
An Expression to set the Test property equal to.
- ifTrue
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression
An Expression to set the IfTrue property equal to.
- ifFalse
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression
An Expression to set the IfFalse property equal to.
Return Value
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.ConditionalExpression
A ConditionalExpression that has the NodeType property equal to Conditional and the Test, IfTrue, and IfFalse properties set to the specified values.
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
---|---|
ArgumentNullException | test or ifTrue or ifFalse is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
ArgumentException | test.Type is not Boolean. -or- ifTrue.Type is not equal to ifFalse.Type. |
Remarks
The Type property of the resulting ConditionalExpression is equal to the Type property of ifTrue.
Examples
The following code example shows how to create an expression that represents a conditional statement. If the first argument evaluates to true, the second argument is executed; otherwise, the third argument is executed.
' Add the following directive to your file:
' Imports System.Linq.Expressions
Dim num As Integer = 100
' This expression represents a conditional operation;
' it will evaluate the test (first expression) and
' execute the ifTrue block (second argument) if the test evaluates to true,
' or the ifFalse block (third argument) if the test evaluates to false.
Dim conditionExpr As Expression = Expression.Condition(
Expression.Constant(num > 10),
Expression.Constant("n is greater than 10"),
Expression.Constant("n is smaller than 10")
)
' Print the expression.
outputBlock.Text &= conditionExpr.ToString() & vbCrLf
' The following statement first creates an expression tree,
' then compiles it, and then executes it.
outputBlock.Text &=
Expression.Lambda(Of Func(Of String))(conditionExpr).Compile()() & vbCrLf
' This code example produces the following output:
'
' IIF("True", "num is greater than 10", "num is smaller than 10")
' num is greater than 10
// Add the following directive to your file:
// using System.Linq.Expressions;
int num = 100;
// This expression represents a conditional operation.
// It evaluates the test (first expression) and
// executes the iftrue block (second argument) if the test evaluates to true,
// or the iffalse block (third argument) if the test evaluates to false.
Expression conditionExpr = Expression.Condition(
Expression.Constant(num > 10),
Expression.Constant("num is greater than 10"),
Expression.Constant("num is smaller than 10")
);
// Print out the expression.
outputBlock.Text += conditionExpr.ToString() + "\n";
// The following statement first creates an expression tree,
// then compiles it, and then executes it.
outputBlock.Text +=
Expression.Lambda<Func<string>>(conditionExpr).Compile()() + "\n";
// This code example produces the following output:
//
// IIF("True", "num is greater than 10", "num is smaller than 10")
// num is greater than 10
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
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
See Also