syntax error

[Larry Foulkrod]

When trying to compile my application, the following line of code give me a
syntax error:

CaseAffiliation affiliation = (dataArray[13].GetType() ==
System.Type.Get Type("DbNull")) ? null :
(CaseAffiliatio n)Enum.Parse(ty peof(CaseAffili ation),
dataArray[13].ToString());

Where CaseAffiliation is defined as:

public enum CaseAffiliation
{
BrokerDealer,
NfpsiRia,
OutsideRia,
NotSecuritiesRe lated
}

The error is:

Type of conditional expression can't be determined because there is no
implicit conversion between '<null>' and 'Acr.CaseAffili ation'

I tried looking this error up in the .net sdk but the description was a
little over my head. Can someone explain this to me?

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Re: syntax error

Larry,

The reason for this is that CaseAffiliation is an enumeration (which is
a value type), and there is no conversion from null to a value type. You
need to assign a value there.

Hope this helps.


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"Larry Foulkrod" <lfoulkrod@nfp. com.(nospam)> wrote in message
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> When trying to compile my application, the following line of code give me
> a
> syntax error:
>
> CaseAffiliation affiliation = (dataArray[13].GetType() ==
> System.Type.Get Type("DbNull")) ? null :
> (CaseAffiliatio n)Enum.Parse(ty peof(CaseAffili ation),
> dataArray[13].ToString());
>
> Where CaseAffiliation is defined as:
>
> public enum CaseAffiliation
> {
> BrokerDealer,
> NfpsiRia,
> OutsideRia,
> NotSecuritiesRe lated
> }
>
> The error is:
>
> Type of conditional expression can't be determined because there is no
> implicit conversion between '<null>' and 'Acr.CaseAffili ation'
>
> I tried looking this error up in the .net sdk but the description was a
> little over my head. Can someone explain this to me?
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