How can I troubleshoot and resolve the issue of “list has no rows for assignment to sObject in test class”?
I am currently engaged in a particular task that is related to writing a test class for a Salesforce trigger that is supposed to handle the scenarios where a list of records is queried however it returns no results. How can I simulate the scenario where a SOQL query in the trigger returns no records, leading to the error message “ list has no rows for assignment to sObject in test class”? How can I troubleshoot and resolve this particular issue?
In the context of Salesforce, You can resolve and troubleshoot the issue of “list has no rows for assignment to sObject in test class”. You would need to ensure that the query records do not exist in the test environment. Here is how you can modify this particular test setup:-
@isTest
Private class MyTriggerTest {
@isTest
Static void testTriggerNoRecords() {
// Create your test records
Account testAccount = new Account(Name = ‘Test Account’);
Insert testAccount;
// Ensure that there are no related records that the trigger would query for
// For example, if the trigger updates related Contacts, do not create any related Contacts
// Trigger the logic that queries for related records
// Ensure that the trigger is invoked in a context where it would encounter no related records
// This might involve manipulating the test data or mocking the trigger context
Test.startTest();
// Trigger your actual trigger logic here
// For example, if your trigger updates related Contacts, update the related Contacts here
// Ensure that the trigger runs in a context where the related records do not exist
Test.stopTest();
// Assert that the trigger behaves as expected in this scenario
// For example, assert that no updates were made to related records
// Assert any other expected behavior in response to the absence of related records
}}
Therefore, by this way if you set up your part test data for the process of simulating the scenario where the query returns no records, you can effectively test how your particular trigger would handle this particular situation.