# GrapeCity.Enterprise.Data.Expressions.Evaluation.ExpressionExtensions.EvalConst

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Enterprise_Data_Expressions_Evaluation_ExpressionExtensions_EvalConst_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Enterprise.Data.Expressions.Evaluation.ExpressionExtensions.EvalConst*">EvalConst Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Enterprise_Data_Expressions_Evaluation_ExpressionExtensions_EvalConst_GrapeCity_Enterprise_Data_Expressions_ExpressionInfo_System_Boolean_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Enterprise.Data.Expressions.Evaluation.ExpressionExtensions.EvalConst(GrapeCity.Enterprise.Data.Expressions.ExpressionInfo,System.Boolean)">EvalConst(ExpressionInfo, bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Evaluates expression in global context (i.e. without any report context).</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static object EvalConst(this ExpressionInfo expression, bool takeTypeFromExpression = false)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Enterprise.Data.Expressions.ExpressionInfo.html">ExpressionInfo</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">expression</span></td>
      <td><p>The expression to evaluate.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">takeTypeFromExpression</span></td>
      <td><p>If 'true' than the ResultType property value of source expression will be used to parse constant.</p>
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