[Home](./index.md) > [kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.md) > [ExecutionContract](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.executioncontract.md) > [getExpression](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.executioncontract.getexpression.md) ## ExecutionContract.getExpression property Get string representation of the expression. Returns the original string if execution was started from a string. If execution was started from an AST this method returns a string generated from AST. Signature: ```typescript getExpression: () => string; ```