fluentassertions / fluentassertions/fluentassertions.mvc

The second call to WithViewData throws NullReferenceException

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Description

This code:
```csharp
const string pageName = "pageName";

_sut.GetByPageName(pageName)
.Should()
.BeViewResult()
.WithViewData("PageName", pageName)
.WithViewData("Roles", _roles) // this call fails!
.WithViewData("FieldName", null);
```

causes:
```
System.NullReferenceException
HResult=0x80004003
Message=Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source=FluentAssertions.Mvc5
StackTrace:
at FluentAssertions.Mvc.ViewResultBaseAssertions`1.WithViewData(String key, Object expectedValue, String reason, Object[] reasonArgs)
at Tests.Controllers.HelpEditor.HelpEditorControllerTest.GetByPageName_Should_return_view_for_specified_pageName() in ...\....Tests\Controllers\HelpEditor\HelpEditorControllerTest.cs:line 48

```

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Research direction

Start with ViewResultBaseAssertions.WithViewData, using the stack trace and the HelpEditorControllerTest.GetByPageName_Should_return_view_for_specified_pageName test as entry points. Reproduce the chained assertions and verify that successive WithViewData calls, including the final null value, complete without a NullReferenceException.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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