FluentAssertion - Adding assertion to if statement

Question

I have the following Fluent Assertion which i would like to put in an if statement. I get an error saying I cannot implicitly convert type to bool.

I have tried to explicitly cast it but i still get an error saying cannot convert type to bool.

actors.Cast.Should().Contain(actor => actor.Name == "Emilia Clark");

What would be the best way to check if the statement above is true?

By doing nothing. If it is not true the test will fail as it will throw an exception. — Nkosi, Nov 25 '18 at 00:31
If you are using `if` there - you are definitely doing something very wrong. — Fabio, Nov 25 '18 at 05:33

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 25 '18 at 00:31

What would be the best way to check if the statement above is true?

By doing nothing.

If it is not true the test will fail as it will throw an exception.

//... Code before

//Assert
actors.Cast.Should().Contain(actor => actor.Name == "Emilia Clark");

//...if we reach this far it is true. Carry on.

//...other code

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 25 '18 at 00:31

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I assume "Cast" is an IEnumerable<Actor>. You can use Linq ".Any(...)".

if (Cast.Any(actor => actor.Name == "Emilia Clark")) {...}

answered Nov 25 '18 at 00:31

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