//why does this need to return the model at all? the model isn't altered
//and would already be in scope for whatever is calling this method
public static void GetSearchResults(SearchModel model)
{
List <ResultModel> results = new List <ResultModel>();
try
{
using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("connection string"))
{
conn.Open();
using (SqlCommand cmd = AdoBase.GetSqlCommand(model.SqlCommandName, conn))
{
//this will mutate the object, so you don't need a return type. I'd suggest refactoring this further.
model.BuildSqlCommand(cmd);
using (SqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader())
{
//your code sample wasn't returning this, but maybe you intended to?
BuildResultSet(reader);
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw ex;
}
}