LINQ to Entities does not recognize the method 'System.DateTime GetValueOrDefault()'

Question

Struggling with very simple code that isn\'t working where similar code is working in other classes. It won\'t compile if I remove GetValueOrDefault(). Also I am using System.Li

Answer 1

You should be able to use the Null Coalescing operator ??:

addresses = (from a in db.ADDRESS
             where a.CUSTOMER_NUMBER.Equals(customer_number)
             select new AddressModel
             {
                 Address_Id = a.ADDRESS_ID,
                 System_Id = a.SYSTEM_ID,
                 Customer_Number = a.CUSTOMER_NUMBER,
                 Address_Type = a.ADDRESS_TYPE,
                 Changed_On = a.CHANGED_ON ?? DateTime.MinValue,
                 Created_On = a.CREATED_ON ?? DateTime.MinValue,
                 Email = a.EMAIL
              }).ToList();