private static void FillPeople(People_Reply People_Reply, MySqlDataReader reader) { while (reader.Read()) //read each person { var person = new Person() //create new Person { PersonId = Convert.ToInt32(reader["personId"]), //set personId Name = Convert.ToString(reader["name"]) }; //Console.WriteLine(person.PersonId);//write personId to console People_Reply.People.Add(person); //add person to People } People_Reply.Error = ""; //set error equal to "" }