Question

I am using LINQ-to-SQL and I also have resharper. In the repository I have a line:

IList<Employee> employees = DataContext.Employees.Where(emp => emp.CompanyID == companyID).ToList();

Where Payroll is an Entity.

Below I have a line:

if(employees! = null && employees.Count > 0)
{  
    ///TODO:                       
}

Resharper says payrolls cannot be equal to null.

If there is no match for companyId , wont employees be null. Can ayone throw more light on wh resharper says so??

Answer 1

If there is no match for companyId LINQ will return an empty Enumerable, it never will be null.