c# - Reverse of Expression<Func<T,TResult>>.Compile()?

Question

Since we can:

Expression<Func<int, bool>> predicate = x => x > 5;
var result = Enumerable.Range(0,10).Where(predicate.Compile());

How can I:

Func<int,bool> predicate = x => x > 5;
Expression<Func<int,bool>> exp = predicate.Decompile();

That is, I want to get the corresponding Expression of the Func. Is it possible?

Answer 1

There is no magic Decompile() for a delegate instance, short of deconstructing the IL (perhaps with mono.cecil). If you want an expression tree, you'll have to start with an expression tree, so have Expression<Func<int, bool>> througout.

As an edge case, you can get basic method delegate information from the delegate's .Method (the MethodInfo) and .Target (the arg0) - however, for most scenarios involving a lambda or anonymous method this will point at the compiler-generate method on the capture class, so won't really help you much. It is pretty much limited to scenarios like:

Func<string,int> parse = int.Parse;