Viewing the IL code generated from a compiled expression

Question

Is it possible to view the IL code generated when you call Compile() on an Expression tree? Consider this very simple example:

class Program
{
    public int Value { get; set; }

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var param = Expression.Parameter(typeof(Program));
        var con = Expression.Constant(5);
        var prop = Expression.Property(param, typeof(Program).GetProperty("Value"));
        var assign = Expression.Assign(prop, con);
        Action<Program> lambda = Expression.Lambda<Action<Program>>(assign, param).Compile();

        Program p = new Program();
        lambda(p);



        //p.Value = 5;
    }
}

Now, the expression tree does what the last line of Main says. Compile the application, then open it in Reflector. You can see the IL code of p.Value = 5; that does the assignment. But the expression tree was made and compiled at runtime. Is it possible to view the resulting IL code from the compile?

Answer 1

Yes! Use this tool:

https://github.com/drewnoakes/il-visualizer

This was incredibly useful when I was implementing and debugging Compile, as I'm sure you can imagine.