.net - C# LINQ storing int? as int -

i querying database contractorid field value, either return 1 value or null. need pass integer onto class method(int,int). apparently not matching methods best overload. suspect because int? contractorid value null , cannot converted integer. if remove ? , use int error single() method in linq

    int userid = new bussinesscomponent().logindetails.userid;     using (var db = new datacontext())     {         int? contractorid =               db                   .users                   .where(x => x.userid == userid)                   .select(x => x.contractorid)                   .single();           ltloj.text = dashboardcomponent.getjobs(userid,contractorid ).tostring();    } 

indeed, need convert int? int because null cannot converted int.

you can using 'getvalueordefault()` give default value.

ltloj.text = dashboardcomponent.getjobs(userid, contractorid.getvalueordefault(0))     .tostring();