Debugger.GetExpression(String, Boolean, Int32) Method  
Definition
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Evaluates an expression based on the current stack frame. If the expression can be parsed but not evaluated, an object is returned but will not contain a valid value.
EnvDTE::Expression GetExpression(std::wstring const & ExpressionText, bool UseAutoExpandRules = false, int Timeout = -1);
	[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(1)]
public EnvDTE.Expression GetExpression(string ExpressionText, bool UseAutoExpandRules = false, int Timeout = -1);
	[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(1)>]
abstract member GetExpression : string * bool * int -> EnvDTE.Expression
	Public Function GetExpression (ExpressionText As String, Optional UseAutoExpandRules As Boolean = false, Optional Timeout As Integer = -1) As Expression
	Parameters
- ExpressionText
 - String
 
The expression text to be evaluated.
- UseAutoExpandRules
 - Boolean
 
true if the auto expand rules should be used; otherwise, false.
- Timeout
 - Int32
 
The timeout period, in milliseconds.
Returns
A Expression object.
- Attributes
 
Examples
The following example demonstrates how to use M:EnvDTE.Debugger.GetExpression(System.String,System.Boolean,System.Int32) property.
Sub DisplayExpression(Optional ByVal str As String = "")  
    Dim expr As Expression  
    expr = DTE.Debugger.GetExpression(str)  
    If (expr.IsValidValue) Then  
        MsgBox(expr.Name + " = " + expr.Value)  
    Else  
        MsgBox("Expression was not valid")  
    End If  
End Sub  
	Remarks
GetExpression evaluates an expression based on the current stack frame. If the expression can be parsed but not evaluated, an object is returned but will not contain a valid value.