Dynamic Expression using LINQ. How To Find the Kitchens?

Question

I try do implement a user dynamic filter, where used selects some properties, selects some operators and selects also the values.

As I didn\'t find yet an answer to

Answer 1

var kitchens = from h in houses
               where h.MainRoom.Type == RoomType.Kitchen
               select h;

But you must set the RoomType property on the rooms before.

Ok, edit:

so you must redefine:

var comparison = Expression.Lambda>(...

Then, when you use it:

var kitchens = houses.AsQueryable().Where(comparison.Compile());

Edit #2:

Ok, here you go:

var roomTypeParam = Expression.Parameter(typeof(RoomType), "roomType");



// ???????????????????????? DOES NOT WORK
var comparison = Expression.Lambda>(
    Expression.Equal(houseMainRoomTypeParam,
    Expression.Constant(Enum.Parse(typeof(RoomType), "Kitchen"), typeof(RoomType))), houseParam);



// ???????????????????????? DOES NOT WORK
var kitchens = houses.AsQueryable().Where(comparison);

Edit #3: Of, for your needs, I am out of ideas for now. I give you one last one:

Declare an extension method on the String type:

internal static object Prepare(this string value, Type type)
{
    if (type.IsEnum)
        return Enum.Parse(type, value);

    return value;
}

Then use it in that expression like:

Expression.Constant("Kitchen".Prepare(typeof(RoomType)), typeof(RoomType))

That's because apparently enums are treated differently. That extension will leave the string unaltered for other types. Drawback: you have to add another typeof() there.