# IManifestExpressionProvider Properties

- Package: [Aspire.Hosting](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.md)
- Type: [IManifestExpressionProvider](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/imanifestexpressionprovider.md)
- Kind: `Properties`
- Members: `1`

An interface that allows an object to express how it should be represented in a manifest.

## ValueExpression

- Name: `ValueExpression`
- Modifiers: `abstract` `get`
- Returns: `string`

Gets the expression that represents a value in manifest.

```csharp
public abstract string ValueExpression { get; }
```