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SabrentSabrent 

Does SOQL always have to return some result?

SOQL returns 0 rows, and gives me System.ListException: List index out of bounds: 0

I thought  checking for null should get rid of the error, but no, it still errors out.

 

list<Object__c> obj = new list<Object__c>();

 

obj  =  [select ..........];

 

(if obj != null) {

 

      //get into this block

}

 

update obj[0] ;

 

Does SOQL always have to return some result?

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SLockardSLockard

No, it can return nothing, but when it does, you won't be able to update the first element, because there is nothing there!

So change your code like this :

list<Object__c> obj = new list<Object__c>();

 

obj  =  [select ..........];


(if obj != null) {
      //get into this block
      update obj[0] ;
}

 

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SLockardSLockard

No, it can return nothing, but when it does, you won't be able to update the first element, because there is nothing there!

So change your code like this :

list<Object__c> obj = new list<Object__c>();

 

obj  =  [select ..........];


(if obj != null) {
      //get into this block
      update obj[0] ;
}

 

This was selected as the best answer
SabrentSabrent

thanks.

 

I tried obj.size() > 0 and moved the update as you suggested, yet getting same error.

 

list<Object__c> obj = new list<Object__c>();

 

obj  =  [select ..........];


(if obj.size()>0) {
      //get into this block
      update obj[0] ;
}
SLockardSLockard

Is this in a trigger, or test method, or class?
SabrentSabrent

Thanks. it worked.