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i have an extension method that configures the filtering for telerik grid. it receives lambda expressions as parameter. is it possible to make new expressions from existing ones e.g

public static void ConfigureFiltering<T>(this HtmlHelper html, Configurator conf, params Expression<Func<T,object>>[] args) where T:class 
{
 }

i want to create expressions like

Expression<Func<object,bool?>> filtere = obj=>obj == null? null: obj.ToString().StartsWith("xyz");//return type is nullable cause of string
Expression<Func<object,bool>> filtere = obj=>Convert.ToInt32(obj) < 20 //return type is non-nullable cause of int

can someone plz guide me how to target this problem

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It can be done; do you have an example of a source expression and what you'd want to convert it to? – Jacob Sep 16 '11 at 20:12
no its first time i am trying to create one and have no idea where to start with – Muhammad Adeel Zahid Sep 16 '11 at 20:14
args is array of source lambdas of type Expression<Func<T,object>> and i want to convert them as written in second code snippet – Muhammad Adeel Zahid Sep 16 '11 at 20:20
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I'm not sure what the problem is that you're having, nor how the first and second parts of your question relate.

I can tell you that the ternary operator in your first expression will need to cast that null to bool?, so it will become:

Expression<Func<object,bool?>> filtere = obj=>obj == null
    ? (bool?)null 
    : obj.ToString().StartsWith("xyz");

Also, both expressions cannot share the same variable name of filtere.

Beyond that, you'll need to explain in somewhat more detail what you are trying to do.

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Jay its not body of my method. its example of target expression that i want to achieve starting from Expression<Func<T,object>>. target is to create an expression of type Expression<Func<object,bool?>> if object is nullable and Expression<Func<object,bool>> otherwise. – Muhammad Adeel Zahid Sep 17 '11 at 6:38
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