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David Gard
David Gard

Reputation: 12047

Error when checking if an array element actually hold data

I have a short app that check if my music files are names to a specific routine (track number and then track name), but I'm getting an error whenever there are no files that need renaming, because the array in initialised, but the first item is nothing, null, empty (however VB refers to it).

To try and fix this, I'm running this check, but I'm still getting an error.

    ' Array declared like this
    Dim nc_full_names(0) As String

    <Code goes here to ReDim 'nc_full_names' and add the file name to the array, if a file needs renaming>

    For i = 0 To UBound(nc_full_names)

            'Checking if the array element actually has something in it like this
            If Not nc_full_names Is Nothing Then
                    My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameFile(nc_full_names(i), nc_new_names(i))
            Else
                    Exit For
            End If

    Next i

Here is the error that I am getting -

Argument cannont be nothing. Parameter name: file

Can anyone tell me the correct way to carry out this check?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 4442

Answers (2)

Mark Hurd
Mark Hurd

Reputation: 10931

You can also start with a truly empty array:

Dim nc_full_names(-1) As String

Now nc_full_names.Length = 0.

Upvotes: 0

David Gard
David Gard

Reputation: 12047

I found that the answer was to check the first element in the array, as opposed the array itself. Thus, changing this...

    If Not nc_full_names Is Nothing Then

...to this...

    If Not nc_full_names(i) Is Nothing Then

...works just fine.

Upvotes: 2

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