Find model properties returning null

Mari Jørgensen

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I have a model DeliveryLocation which is indexed using Find. If I look at a specific object in the index (using Find Explorer), I can see that that all properties on the model has correct values. One of the properties is called DelliveryCode:

"DeliveryCode$$string": "3118155"

However, when I retrieve the object using a Find query, DeliveryCode and several other properties is null.

Anyone seen this behavior before? Is it a bug?

#73208

Jul 10, 2013 13:25

Marcus Granström

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Hi Mari,

First off is DeliveryCode a string in your class? Why I am asking is that it is indexed as a string but it contains only numbers. Could it be that you have change the backing property from string to int? Then this might happen since it then can't bind it correctly when deserializing.

/Marcus

#73209

Jul 10, 2013 13:45

Petter Klang

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#73210

Jul 10, 2013 13:45

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@Markus: The DeliveryCode property is of type string:

public string DeliveryCode { get; set; }

@Petter: I'm using a Find query to retrieve a list of DeliveryLocation objects - note that this is not CMS data.

The query looks like this:

List<FindModels.DeliveryLocation> result = 
  SearchClient.Instance.Search<FindModels.DeliveryLocation>()
   .Filter(f => f.DeliveryZipCode.Match(zipCode))
   .Filter(f => f.CountryCode.MatchCaseInsensitive(countryCode))
   .Take(50).GetResult().ToList();

#73211

Edited, Jul 10, 2013 13:51

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Marcus, I will try changing model type from string to int.

#73212

Jul 10, 2013 13:56

Marcus Granström

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I don't think that is an issue. Was only if you had changed types and not reindexed. And the backing class didn't represent the object in the index correct.

Are we 100% certaain that all models have DeliveryCode set? I have never seen this before so I am trying to rue out the obvious first.

#73213

Jul 10, 2013 14:02

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Yes, DeliveryCode is set. This happens on all results/queries: I have two properties that are of type string in the index:

"DeliveryZipCode$$string": "0767",
"DeliveryCode$$string": "3118155",

- they are always null when model is returned from a query.

#73214

Jul 10, 2013 14:22

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@Marcus: Could be be some kind of serialization issue?

#73334

Jul 16, 2013 7:58

Marcus Granström

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I must admit this is very strange.

It could be a serilization issue but then you should see some errors in the log if you have it turned on. Altho I doubt it since it doesn't seem to be the hardest thing to serialize.

Is it possible for you to try and reindex and see if it still remains?

/Marcus

#73347

Jul 16, 2013 9:01

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Reindexing have no effect.

I've added the data to a test find service. If you want, I can email you the service address and model class - then you can test queries yourself. (I'll need you email address).

#73350

Jul 16, 2013 9:23

Marcus Granström

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magr [at] ep.se

/Marcus

#73351

Jul 16, 2013 9:35

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Aparently this happens when my model class (the object I'm indexing) does not have a default empy contructor.

#73354

Jul 16, 2013 10:48