Get return value from stored procedure

Question

I'm using Entity Framework 5 with the Code First approach. I need to read the return value from a stored procedure; I am already reading output parameters and sending input parameters, but I don't know how to read the return value.

Is it possible?

Here is the code that I use to call the stored procedure:

var outParam = new SqlParameter();
outParam.ParameterName = "@StatusLog";
outParam.SqlDbType = SqlDbType.NVarChar;
outParam.Size = 4000;
outParam.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

var code = new SqlParameter();
code.ParameterName = "@Code";
code.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
code.SqlDbType = SqlDbType.VarChar;
code.Size = 20;
code.Value = "123";

var data = _context.Database.SqlQuery<Item>("exec spItemData @Code, @StatusLog OUT", code, outParam);

var result = data.FirstOrDefault();

Nubble

A similar answer that worked for me. – Eme

Answer 1

I found it! I can read the return value with an output parameter that has to be used in this way:

// define a new output parameter
var returnCode = new SqlParameter();
returnCode.ParameterName = "@ReturnCode";
returnCode.SqlDbType = SqlDbType.Int;
returnCode.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

// assign the return code to the new output parameter and pass it to the sp
var data = _context.Database.SqlQuery<Item>("exec @ReturnCode = spItemData @Code, @StatusLog OUT", returnCode, code, outParam);

Nubble

I had the same issue after i add OUT end of parameter it works – Eme

It really doesn't make sense at all because there is a ParameterDirection.ReturnValue. But your solution works for me. thanks! – Scenography

@Eme you only need to add OUT if as in this case @StatusLog was an output parameter, it has no bearing on the return value. – Olga

Setting the return value parameter to Direction = ParameterDirection.Output does work which is really strange. Surely it should be ParameterDirection.ReturnValue? – Olga

@Lankymart Probably the "exec @ ReturnCode =" can be omitted because the example is using an output variable. That should make sense why ReturnValue is not working. – Pectin

Answer 2

The solution provided by Daniele wasn't working for me, until I found this blog post from Diego Vega, which explains that:

You will need to read the whole results before you can access the values of output parameters (...) This is just how stored procedures work and not specific to this EF feature.

Also, in my case, I wasn't returning an entity, I only had to execute the stored procedure, so I replaced Item with object in _context.Database.SqlQuery<object>.

Here is the sample code:

var code = new SqlParameter("@Code", 1);

var returnCode = new SqlParameter("@ReturnCode", SqlDbType.Int);
returnCode.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

var outParam = new SqlParameter("@StatusLog", SqlDbType.Int);
outParam.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

var sql = "exec @ReturnCode = spSomeRoutine @Code, @StatusLog OUT";
var data = _context.Database.SqlQuery<object>(sql, returnCode, code, outParam);

// Read the results so that the output variables are accessible
var item = data.FirstOrDefault();

var returnCodeValue = (int)returnCode.Value;
var outParamValue = (int)outParam.Value;

Here's a sample stored procedure:

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[spSomeRoutine]
    @Code Int,
    @StatusLog INT OUTPUT
AS
BEGIN
    SET @StatusLog = 5
    RETURN 10
END

Heriot

i am getting error 'Must declare the scalar variable "@RetrunCode" does this variables also needs to be declared inside stored proc? – Mannered

I was able to duplicate your error, so yes, the variable names do matter, but in this case the problem isn't in the stored procedure, but on the SQL call, so make sure the variable name specified in "exec @ReturnCode = ... matches the one in var returnCode = new SqlParameter("@ReturnCode", SqlDbType.Int); – Heriot

ok so problem with my code was i was trying to type cast the return type as var data = _context.Database.SqlQuery<int>(sql, returnCode, code, outParam) which doesn't seems to work but changing to object seems to have done the job, i was just trying to be over smart :) – Mannered

Answer 3

In the case where the stored proc does not have an output parameter I do the following, effectively making some Sql that returns a select statement;

var data = context.Database.SqlQuery<int>(@"declare @num int
exec  @num = myStoredProcThatReturnsInt 
select @num");

var result = data.First();

Donoho

If there are input parameters then the get passed in as exec @num = myStoredProcThatReturnsInt param1,param2 – Donoho

Answer 4

You can add the stored procedure as an EF function then call it driectly from the context.

See http://www.entityframeworktutorial.net/EntityFramework4.3/execute-stored-procedure-using-dbcontext.aspx

for more info

Tamartamara

No, I can't. As stated in the question I'm using the Code First approach, and I have no .edmx file. – Nubble

Answer 5

For anyone working with an EDMX file you can add a code generation item and then use the following t4 code to replace the .Context.tt. It will create all the code to map your stored procedures using the method:

var returnCode = new SqlParameter("@ReturnCode", SqlDbType.Int);
returnCode.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
var sql = "exec @ReturnCode = spSomeRoutine @Code, @StatusLog OUT";
var data = _context.Database.SqlQuery<object>(sql, returnCode, code, outParam);

It will use SqlQuery<> when there is a result set and ExecuteSqlCommand when there is not, but in both scenarios the out SqlParameter localSqlExecReturnValue will contain the int return code from the stored procedure call. This can be used with other generators it only generates additional code for stored procedure calls.

StoredProcedure.Context.tt:

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var codeStringGenerator = new CodeStringGenerator(code, typeMapper, ef);

var container = itemCollection.OfType<EntityContainer>().FirstOrDefault();
if (container == null)
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            edmFunction.Name,
            callParams,returnType != null ? "this.Database.SqlQuery" : "this.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand", sqlParams);
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public class TypeMapper
{
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        ArgumentNotNull(edmFunction, "edmFunction");

        var isComposableProperty = edmFunction.GetType().GetProperty("IsComposableAttribute");
        return isComposableProperty != null && (bool)isComposableProperty.GetValue(edmFunction, null);
    }

    public IEnumerable<FunctionImportParameter> GetParameters(EdmFunction edmFunction)
    {
        return FunctionImportParameter.Create(edmFunction.Parameters, _code, _ef);
    }

    public TypeUsage GetReturnType(EdmFunction edmFunction)
    {
        var returnParam = GetReturnParameter(edmFunction);
        return returnParam == null ? null : _ef.GetElementType(returnParam.TypeUsage);
    }

    public bool GenerateMergeOptionFunction(EdmFunction edmFunction, bool includeMergeOption)
    {
        var returnType = GetReturnType(edmFunction);
        return !includeMergeOption && returnType != null && returnType.EdmType.BuiltInTypeKind == BuiltInTypeKind.EntityType;
    }
}

public static void ArgumentNotNull<T>(T arg, string name) where T : class
{
    if (arg == null)
    {
        throw new ArgumentNullException(name);
    }
}
#>

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