Cannot convert lambda expression to type 'bool' because it is not a delegate type?

Question

I am working on an MVC, which displays a list of requests to a user. The model looks something like this:

public class RequestModel 
{
    public string Status { get; set; }
}

And the controller looks something like this:

public ActionResult Index()
{
    return View(db.Requests.ToList());
}

I would like the index view page to show a list of the requests with status "Pending", which I have attempted with the following code:

<table class="table">
    @foreach (var item in Model)
    {
        <tr>
            <td>
                @if (modelItem => item.Status == "Pending")
                {
                    @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Status)
                }
            </td>
        </tr>
    }
</table>

However, this gives me the following error:

Cannot convert lambda expression to type "bool" because it is not a delegate type.

I am unsure what this errors means and how to work around it. If anyone has any help or advice I would greatly appreciate it.

Answer 1

Your condition should look like:

@if (item.Status == "Pending")

You're trying to use lambda expression (modelItem => item.Status == "Pending") where you should use simple condition.