BindableBase.GetPropertyName<T>(Expression<Func<T>>) Method

Returns the name of a property identified by a lambda expression.

Namespace: DevExpress.Mvvm

Assembly: DevExpress.Mvvm.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Mvvm, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public static string GetPropertyName<T>(
    Expression<Func<T>> expression
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function GetPropertyName(Of T)(
    expression As Expression(Of Func(Of T))
) As String

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
expression	Expression<Func<T>>	A lambda expression selecting the property.

Type Parameters

Name
T

Returns

Type	Description
String	The name of the property accessed by expression.

Remarks

See BindableBase to learn more.

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C#

wpf-data-editors-create-registration-form/CS/RegistrationForm.Lesson4/Common/ValidationRules.cs#L18

public static string GetErrorMessage<T>(Expression<Func<T>> expression, object fieldValue, object nullValue = null) {
    string fieldName = BindableBase.GetPropertyName(expression);
    return GetErrorMessage(fieldName, fieldValue, nullValue);

VB.NET

wpf-data-editors-create-registration-form/VB/RegistrationForm.Lesson4/Common/ValidationRules.vb#L20

Public Shared Function GetErrorMessage(Of T)(ByVal expression As Expression(Of Func(Of T)), ByVal fieldValue As Object, ByVal Optional nullValue As Object = Nothing) As String
    Dim fieldName As String = BindableBase.GetPropertyName(expression)
    Return GetErrorMessage(fieldName, fieldValue, nullValue)