How to access recordType in Test Methods with seeAllData = false

Question

I am writting a test method for a certain code.This code is fetching Record Type detail from an Object Service_Form__c.

Class:

String recordTypeName;
Schema.DescribeSObjectResult srfDescribe = Service_Form__c.SObjectType.getDescribe();
   for (Schema.RecordTypeInfo recordType : srfDescribe.getRecordTypeInfos()) {
      if (recordType.isDefaultRecordTypeMapping()) {
         recordTypeName = recordType.Name;
      }
   }

With in the test class with seeAllData= true, without any effort, I am able to fetch all recordType deatil from the Object. However, if I am considering seeAlldata = false, then srfDescribe is coming null.

Is there any other way, so that we can access a Object's recordtype in the testMethods without inserting an Object record and assigning recordtypes to that record ?

Answer 1

Recordtype can be directly queried and you do not have to use SeeAllData for getting record type info

Reference:

http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/apexcode/Content/apex_testing_data_access.htm

However, objects that are used to manage your organization or metadata objects can still be accessed in your tests such as:

User

Profile

Organization

AsyncApexJob

CronTrigger

RecordType

ApexClass

ApexTrigger

ApexComponent

ApexPage

Eg:

RecordType rt = [select id,Name from RecordType where SobjectType='Account' and Name='A' Limit 1];

If you want to do it without using a query:

Reference : http://salesforceapexcodecorner.blogspot.com/2012/03/record-type-for-crating-test-class-data.html

Schema.DescribeSObjectResult cfrSchema = Schema.SObjectType.Account; 
Map<String,Schema.RecordTypeInfo> AccountRecordTypeInfo = cfrSchema.getRecordTypeInfosByName(); 
Id rtId = AccountRecordTypeInfo .get('A').getRecordTypeId();

Account Acc = new Account(Name='test',recordtypeid=AccountRecordTypeInfo .get('A').getRecordTypeId());
insert Acc;