Why does this asp.net mvc unit test fail?
- by Brian McCord
I have this unit test:
[TestMethod]
public void Delete_Post_Passes_With_State_4()
{
//Arrange
ViewResult result = stateController.Delete( 4 ) as ViewResult;
var model = (State)result.ViewData.Model;
//Act
RedirectToRouteResult redirectResult = stateController.Delete( model ) as RedirectToRouteResult;
var newresult = stateController.Delete( 4 ) as ViewResult;
var newmodel = (State)newresult.ViewData.Model;
//Assert
Assert.AreEqual( redirectResult.RouteValues["action"], "Index" );
Assert.IsNull( newmodel );
}
Here are the two controller actions that handle deleting:
//
// GET: /State/Delete/5
public ActionResult Delete(int id)
{
var x = _stateService.GetById( id );
return View(x);
}
//
// POST: /State/Delete/5
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Delete(State model)
{
try
{
if( model == null )
{
return View( model );
}
_stateService.Delete( model );
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
catch
{
return View( model );
}
}
What I can't figure out is why this test fails. I have verified that the record actually gets deleted from the list. If I set a break point in the Delete method on the line:
var x = _stateService.GetById( id );
The GetById does indeed return a null just as it should, but when it gets back to the newresult variable in the test, the ViewData.Model is the deleted model.
What am I doing wrong?
