Handling a null exception C#

Question

Ok, new coder here looking for a little insight into this problem. So I have a for loop like that starts like this:

for (int i = 0; i < rowHandles.Length; i++)
{
      .........code....
}

rowHandles is an int array that contains rows of data. This for loop has code that deletes the rows of data when a delete button is clicked, to be specific it is a grid tool strip Delete button and this is inside the delete button click event handler. The problem is the delete button can be clicked when there are no rows left, so rowHandles.Length is equal to null. How would I prevent this from stopping the program? Is there something I could add inside the for loop, in the for loop declaration, or outside the for loop to correct this? Maybe a try catch? How would this be structured around this specific problem/loop?

Thanks for all your help - Newbie Coder

Answer 1

If the problem is that rowHandles can be null then just add an explicit check for that which prevents you from executing the for statement.

if ( rowHandles != null ) { 
  for ( int i = 0; i < rowHandles.Length; i++ ) {
    ...
  }
}

Another option would be to disable the delete button altogether if there are no rows to be deleted. The operation is invalid so prevent it from the start.