public List <Participant> getParticipants() { try { List <Participant> participants = prt_db.getAllParticipants(); return(participants); } catch { List <Participant> prtl = new List <Participant>(); Participant a = new Participant(); a.UserId = 1; a.ParticipancyType = "PRT"; a.ActivityId = 1; prtl.Add(a); return(prtl); throw new Exception("Someren couldn't connect to the database"); } }