using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq.Expressions;

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public class Person

{

    public string Name;

}

​

public class Team

{

    public List<Person> Members = new List<Person>();

}

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        Team team = new Team();

        team.Members.Add(new Person(){ Name = "Wade"});

        team.Members.Add(new Person(){ Name = "Chris"});

        // gives desired output

        var nameIdentifier1 = GetMemberIdentifier(t => t.Members[1].Name);

        Console.WriteLine(nameIdentifier1);

        // how can I make this output the same?

        var i = 0;

        var nameIdentifier2 = GetMemberIdentifier(t => t.Members[i].Name);

        Console.WriteLine(nameIdentifier2);

    }

    public static string GetMemberIdentifier<TProp>(Expression<Func<Team, TProp>> expression)

    {

        return expression.Body.ToString();

    }

}