How do I specify the object to return from an expression tree method?

Question

I\'m trying to create a method using an expression tree that returns an object, but I can\'t figure out how to actually specify the object to return. I\'ve tried reading this, b

Answer 1

Apparently a return is a GotoExpression that you can create with the Expression.Return factory method. You need to create a label at the end to jump to it. Something like this:

// an expression representing the obj variable
ParameterExpression objExpression = ...;

LabelTarget returnTarget = Expression.Label(typeof(StructType));

GotoExpression returnExpression = Expression.Return(returnTarget, 
    objExpression, typeof(StructType));

LabelExpression returnLabel = Expression.Label(returnTarget, defaultValue);

BlockExpression block = Expression.Block(
    /* ... variables, all the other lines and... */,
    returnExpression,
    returnLabel);

The types of the label target and the goto expression must match. Because the label target has a type, the label expression must have a default value.