virtual List<T> :“The function evaluation requires all threads to run”

Question

I am following the following tutorial to learn code fast. Code First to a New Database

I have done till the step 4: of the tutorial, the problem arises when i try to run my code. I encounter the following exceptions at the following code...

    foreach (var item in query)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(item.Name);
    }
    {"Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation."}

with an inner exception

    {"Access is denied: 'CodeFastNewDatabase.Program+Blog'.":""}

when i try to check the db variable property a lot of them has the debug error saying “The function evaluation requires all threads to run” The code is creating database in my local db also inserting the values.

This problem I can work around if I remove the virtual specifiers in class Blog and Post for the properties

    public virtual List<Post> Posts { get; set; }
    public virtual Blog Blog { get; set; }

I am facing the same exception for my other projects as well. A lot of properties are showing “The function evaluation requires all threads to run”

I am working with Entity Framework 6.0

Edit:

Blog is a property of the DbContext Object, I have initialized in the main function of the program class. Then added the blog in the context followed by saving it. That created/updated the database and inserted my given value. the code is same as in the example link.

[Stack trace] Here is the stack trace i captured.

   at System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e, Boolean needFileInfo)
   at System.Environment.get_StackTrace()
   at CodeFastNewDatabase.Program.Main(String[] args) in f:\Dropbox\Projects\visual studio 2012\Projects\CodeFastNewDatabase\CodeFastNewDatabase\Program.cs:line 32
   at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String[] args)
   at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

Here is the stack trace for both the exceptions (outer and inner)

    at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor)
    at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments)
    at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
    at System.Reflection.MethodBase.Invoke(Object obj, Object[] parameters)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.Internal.Materialization.Translator.TranslateColumnMap(Translator translator, Type elementType, ColumnMap columnMap, MetadataWorkspace workspace, SpanIndex spanIndex, MergeOption mergeOption, Boolean streaming, Boolean valueLayer)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.Internal.ObjectQueryExecutionPlanFactory.Prepare(ObjectContext context, DbQueryCommandTree tree, Type elementType, MergeOption mergeOption, Boolean streaming, Span span, IEnumerable`1 compiledQueryParameters, AliasGenerator aliasGenerator)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.ELinq.ELinqQueryState.GetExecutionPlan(Nullable`1 forMergeOption)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.ObjectQuery`1.<>c__DisplayClassb.<GetResults>b__a()
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.ObjectContext.ExecuteInTransaction[T](Func`1 func, IDbExecutionStrategy executionStrategy, Boolean startLocalTransaction, Boolean releaseConnectionOnSuccess)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.ObjectQuery`1.<>c__DisplayClassb.<GetResults>b__9()
    at System.Data.Entity.SqlServer.DefaultSqlExecutionStrategy.Execute[TResult](Func`1 operation)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.ObjectQuery`1.GetResults(Nullable`1 forMergeOption)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.ObjectQuery`1.<System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T>.GetEnumerator>b__0()
    at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()
    at System.Lazy`1.LazyInitValue()
    at System.Lazy`1.get_Value()
    at System.Data.Entity.Internal.LazyEnumerator`1.MoveNext()
    at CodeFastNewDatabase.Program.Main(String[] args) in f:\Dropbox\Projects\visual studio 2012\Projects\CodeFastNewDatabase\CodeFastNewDatabase\Program.cs:line 33
    at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String[] args)
    at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)
    at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
    at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
    at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
    at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
    at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
    at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

Inner Exception StackTrace

    at System.Reflection.Emit.TypeBuilder.TermCreateClass(RuntimeModule module, Int32 tk, ObjectHandleOnStack type)
    at System.Reflection.Emit.TypeBuilder.CreateTypeNoLock()
    at System.Reflection.Emit.TypeBuilder.CreateType()
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.Internal.EntityProxyFactory.ProxyTypeBuilder.CreateType(ModuleBuilder moduleBuilder)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.Internal.EntityProxyFactory.BuildType(ModuleBuilder moduleBuilder, ClrEntityType ospaceEntityType, MetadataWorkspace workspace)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.Internal.EntityProxyFactory.TryCreateProxyType(EntityType ospaceEntityType, MetadataWorkspace workspace)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.Internal.EntityProxyFactory.GetProxyType(ClrEntityType ospaceEntityType, MetadataWorkspace workspace)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.Internal.Materialization.Translator.TranslatorVisitor.Visit(EntityColumnMap columnMap, TranslatorArg arg)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Query.InternalTrees.EntityColumnMap.Accept[TResultType,TArgType](ColumnMapVisitorWithResults`2 visitor, TArgType arg)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.Internal.Materialization.Translator.TranslatorVisitor.ProcessCollectionColumnMap(CollectionColumnMap columnMap, TranslatorArg arg, ColumnMap discriminatorColumnMap, Object discriminatorValue)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.Internal.Materialization.Translator.TranslatorVisitor.ProcessCollectionColumnMap(CollectionColumnMap columnMap, TranslatorArg arg)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.Internal.Materialization.Translator.TranslatorVisitor.Visit(SimpleCollectionColumnMap columnMap, TranslatorArg arg)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Query.InternalTrees.SimpleCollectionColumnMap.Accept[TResultType,TArgType](ColumnMapVisitorWithResults`2 visitor, TArgType arg)
    at System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.Internal.Materialization.Translator.TranslateColumnMap[T](ColumnMap columnMap, MetadataWorkspace workspace, SpanIndex spanIndex, MergeOption mergeOption, Boolean streaming, Boolean valueLayer)

Answer 1

The exception message shows that you've used Blog and Post as classes nested within Program , whereas the instructions state:

Below the Program class definition in Program.cs add the following two classes.

Personally I'd put them into separate files, but that's a different matter. Given that they're public classes, I'm still surprised that it's failing, but it sounds like that's the problem.

As for "The function evaluation requires all threads to run" - that's not actually an error , it's just showing a limitation of debugging when evaluating a property would need to use various threads.

Answer 2

The code you linked to is written to target Entity Framework 5. In Entity Framework 6, the virtual proxy objects use an implementation of Lazy<T> for lazy loading, and it has to be handled differently in order to be thread safe. my recommendation is to use a virtual ICollection<Post> rather than virtual List<Post> with EF6, or drop backwards to EF5, which the tutorial you are referencing is designed against.

Answer 3

我的问题是，在我的Repository中，我返回了一个IQueryable<T>但忘记了我的Service方法，对返回的结果使用ToList()方法。