How to check if a string array is null?

Question

I modified a workflow in TFS template, in the head of this workflow I initialized an array of string named NextChainBuildDefinition. After a few steps, I tried to check if this array is null or not.

I did this way:

String.IsNullOrEmpty(CStr(NextChainBuildDefinition.Count))

After this I see error: Exception Message: Value cannot be null. Therefore NextChainBuildDefinition is null, and in that step it throws an exception.

How do I check if this string array is null?

James Thorpe · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-03 12:55:47Z

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You need to check if the array itself is null or empty - your current code is checking if the string conversion of the number of elements in the array is empty - this isn't going to work at all.

Instead, you need to do a two step check - both for if the array itself is null, and if not, if it's empty:

If (NextChainBuildDefinition IsNot Nothing AndAlso NextChainBuildDefinition.Count > 0) Then
  'Array has contents
Else
  'Array is null or empty
End if

answered Oct 3, 2014 at 12:55

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Isaac · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-31 21:43:26Z

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Why not just test ubound() of the array? old question, i know.

answered Jul 31, 2015 at 21:43

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