C# 7 ValueTuple compile error

Question

I'm using VS2017 RC and my application targets net framework 4.6.1.

I have two assemblies referencing System.ValueTuple 4.3

MyProject.Services MyProject.WebApi

In MyProject.Services I have a class with a method like this

public async Task<(int fCount, int cCount, int aCount)> GetAllStatsAsync() {     // Some code...     return (fCount, cCount, aCount); } 

In MyProject.WebApi I have a controller that use this method like that:

public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> GetInfoAsync() {     // Some code...     var stats = await _myClass.GetAllStatsAsync();      var vm = new ViewModel              {                  FCount = stats.fCount,                  CCount = stats.cCount,                  ACount = stats.aCount              };       return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, vm); } 

Intellisense is working and deconstruct the tuple but when I compile it fails without any Error in Error List window. In the output windows I have this errors:

2>MyController.cs(83,31,83,40): error CS1061: 'ValueTuple' does not contain a definition for 'fCount' and no extension method 'fCount' accepting a first argument of type 'ValueTuple' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?) 2>MyController.cs(84,39,84,49): error CS1061: 'ValueTuple' does not contain a definition for 'cCount' and no extension method 'cCount' accepting a first argument of type 'ValueTuple' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?) 2>MyController.cs(85,35,85,40): error CS1061: 'ValueTuple' does not contain a definition for 'aCount' and no extension method 'aCount' accepting a first argument of type 'ValueTuple' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

I tried adding the DEMO and DEMO_EXPERIMENTAL build flags but still fails.

Any idea on what's wrong?

EDIT 1:

This code works and stats is well deconstructed. I'm probably hitting a bug.

public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> GetInfoAsync() {     // Some code...     var stats = await _myClass.GetAllStatsAsync();     var tu = stats.ToTuple();     var vm = new ViewModel              {                  FCount = tu.Item1,                  CCount = tu.Item2,                  ACount = tu.Item3              };       return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, vm); } 

EDIT 2:

Issue open on github here: https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/16200

Answer 1

If anyone falls in the same trap, to fix this you need to update this package: Microsoft.Net.Compilers to 2.0 (you need to show pre-release)

Answer 2

I just want to add to the other answers.

Remove System.valuetuple from references. Otherwise, it doesn't work and I do not know why. Basically, value tuple is already in 4.7.2 and so if you use visual studio 2019 you're all set.

If you use visual studio 2019 and I did, that's what worked for me. I don't exactly know why. No need for nugget. No need to reference that directly.

Target your project to use .net framework 4.7.2 and remove references to valuetuple.