How to expand this lambda function

Question

I am trying to figure how to expand this lambda function into a regular block of code, but can't seem to get it right.

public static IntPtr GetCurrentProcess() => new IntPtr(-1);

Could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks!

Essentially expanding it to a regular block of code, with a return statement and all — user098213, May 31 '22 at 20:33
The arrow (`=>`) syntax simply lets you avoid the curly braces and the return keyword. So... `IntPtr GetCurrentProcess { return new IntPtr(-1); }` No offense, but not sure why this is confusing. — Kirk Woll, May 31 '22 at 20:35
it should be a refactor option available in your IDE.. unless you are using notepad. Just context click and look for refactor options — CodeReaper, May 31 '22 at 20:44
Does this answer your question? [What does "=>" do in .Net C# when declaring a property?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35482407/what-does-do-in-net-c-sharp-when-declaring-a-property) — gunr2171, May 31 '22 at 20:58
I goofed. I realized t hat I used regular parenthesis instead of brackets, hence I was getting errors. — user098213, May 31 '22 at 21:35

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 31 '22 at 20:36

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public static IntPtr GetCurrentProcess() 
{
  return new IntPtr(-1);
}

answered May 31 '22 at 20:36

Nigel

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 31 '22 at 20:57

Per what CodeReaper said in the comments, you can get Visual Studio to toggle between block body and expression body:

Click on the method name to put the caret in it, then open the light bulb menu in the margin. Sometimes the lightbulb is a wrench instead. You can also press Ctrl+. to pop this menu, and it has a lot of useful stuff in different contexts, such as writing string s as a new parameter to your constructor and then doing "Add and init field" to add a class level field and a setter for it in the constructor body; worth looking into all the things it can do

How to expand this lambda function

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