How to get value from ParameterExpression?

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Question

I have a method with the following signature:

void Method(Expression<Func<TSource, IEnumerable<TCollection>>> collectionSelector) {}

I need to get the result value of collectionSelector in order to compare the result with another instance of IEnumerable<TCollection>. I'm trying to achieve my objective as in the code below, but I got stuck while I was asked to provide parameter value:

var collectionSelectorFunc = collectionSelector.Compile();
var collection = collectionSelectorFunc.Invoke(collectionSelector.Parameters[0]./*???*/);

How to put there the actual value of the parameter?

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9/2/2013 9:35:40 AM

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Accepted Answer

There is no value because a parameter is a placeholder. A parameter represents a method argument (lambda argument in this case). You can call this function/expression with any value. There is no pre-set value.

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9/2/2013 9:38:06 AM

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