Question

In order to test a method that uses a stored procedure, a fake method has been created. This method is to return a list of ints.

Something like this …

    public virtual ObjectResult<Nullable<int>> available_IDs( ... )
    {
        List<int?> fakeAvailableIDList = new List<int?>();
        fakeAvailableIDList.Add(1);
        fakeAvailableIDList.Add(2);
        fakeAvailableIDList.Add(3);

        ObjectResult<Nullable<int>> result = fakeAvailableIDList.All(m => m > 0);
        return result;
    }

which fails with

Cannot implicitly convert type 'bool' to 'System.Data.Objects.ObjectResult<int?>'

tried (amoungst other things)

ObjectResult<Nullable<int>> result = fakeAvailableIDList.All(m => m > 0);

which gives

Cannot implicitly convert type 'System.Collections.Generic.List<int?>' to 'System.Data.Objects.ObjectResult<int?>'

how can I get a List<> into ObjectResult ?

Answer 1

The line

fakeAvailableIDList.All(m => m > 0);

returns a boolean because .All returns True or False depending on whether or not all elements in the collection meet the specified condition.

So, a variable of type ObjectResult can’t be set to a variable of type Bool.

The ObjectResult and ObjectResult<T> types have hidden constructors, which means you can’t create instances at will. Also, the ObjectResult<T> type is sealed, which means it can’t be extended. So, you might be out of luck if you’re looking for an easy way to create an ObjectResult from an Enumerable.

The easiest thing to do, I think, would be to change the type used by the method you’re trying to test. So, if that method has the signature:

void Foo(ObjectResult<int?> result);

Change it to:

void Foo(IEnumerable<int?> result);

That will allow you to create a fake collection with which the method can be tested, and you’ll still be able to pass the method an ObjectContext<int?> type because ObjectContext<int?> extends IEnumerable<int?>.