There is a DisplayNameFor(x=>x.Title)
helper in ASP.Net MVC.
I want to implement something similar in behavior.
I want to have a method that accepts an expression based on User
class (u=>u.Birthdate
or u=>u.Name), a operand (Greater, Less, Equal) and a value like DateTime.Now
and returns an expression u=>u.Birthdate > DateTime.Now
I understand that I'll have to build resulting expression manually from pieces. What i can't wrap my head around is passing in and handling of property expression.
Edit:
I want to call a method like
GetFilterPredicate(u=>u.Birthdate,FilterOps.GreaterThan,DateTime.Parse("01.01.2013")
or
GetFilterPredicate(u=>u.SomeIntProperty,FilterOps.Equals,2)
Update: I've created a repo with a solution to this question as well as a collection property filtering https://github.com/Alexander-Taran/Lambda-Magic-Filters
Does this satisfy your needs ?
[TestClass]
public class UnitTest1
{
public Expression<Predicate<T>> GetFilterPredicate<T, R>(Expression<Func<T, R>> selector, FilterOps operand, R value)
{
var parameter = selector.Parameters[0];
var left = selector.Body;
var right = Expression.Constant(value);
var binaryExpression = Expression.MakeBinary(operand.ToExpressionType(), left, right);
return Expression.Lambda<Predicate<T>>(binaryExpression, parameter);
}
[TestMethod]
public void TestMethod1()
{
var p1 = this.GetFilterPredicate((User u) => u.Birthday.TimeOfDay.Hours, FilterOps.LessThan, 12);
var p2 = this.GetFilterPredicate((User u) => u.Size, FilterOps.Equal, 180);
var user = new User() { Birthday = new DateTime(2000, 1, 1), Size = 180 };
Assert.IsTrue(p1.Compile()(user));
Assert.IsTrue(p2.Compile()(user));
}
}
public enum FilterOps
{
GreaterThan, LessThan, Equal
}
public static class MyExtensions
{
public static ExpressionType ToExpressionType(this FilterOps operand)
{
switch (operand)
{
case FilterOps.GreaterThan: return ExpressionType.GreaterThan;
case FilterOps.LessThan: return ExpressionType.LessThan;
case FilterOps.Equal: return ExpressionType.Equal;
default: throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
}
public class User { public DateTime Birthday { get; set; } public int Size { get; set; } }