public static int GetRequestUnreadCount(Guid userId) { int numberMessages = 0; CSBooster_DataContext wdc = new CSBooster_DataContext(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["CSBoosterConnectionString"].ConnectionString); var result = wdc.hisp_UserMessages_GetRequestUnreadCount(userId).ElementAtOrDefault(0); if (result != null) { numberMessages = result.NumberMessages ?? 0; } return(numberMessages); }