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C# ASP.NET MVC Basics Views Displaying a List with Razor

Joel Brennan
Joel Brennan
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Posted by Joel Brennan
Joel Brennan
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Is there any difference between testing if(artists.Length > 0) and if(artists.Any()) ? If so what is the difference?

Would there be any situations where one would be preferred over the other method of testing for an empty array?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

:point_right: These produce the same result, but using different methods.

In the case of "artists.Length > 0", Length is a built-in property of the array. But in the case of "artists.Any()", you're using a LINQ extension method on the array.

Since an array always has Length, but you might not always be using LINQ, I would consider the former preferable for simply testing if the array is empty.