Jay, according to the JDK javadoc, you get an empty array for an empty directory. You get null when
"Returns null if this abstract pathname does not denote a directory, or if an I/O error occurs." So perhaps it should be a BuildException. Conor -- Conor MacNeill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cortex eBusiness http://www.cortexebusiness.com.au > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Glanville [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 10 August 2000 2:39 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Bug in DirectoryScanner.scandir? > > > I've just recently started testing the Ant make tool that is part of the > Jakarta project. It looks very promising. However, I think I've come > across a little bug. > > The file in question is org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner and > the method > is scandir. The first two lines go something like this: > String[] newfiles = dir.list(); > for (int i = 0; i < newfiles.length; i++) { > I've been getting a null pointer exception in this method. I believe that > dir.list() can actually return a null if the directory to be listed is > empty? This is the case in my department's development tree > (designers have > created the directories, but haven't actually submitted the code for it > yet). > > A possible solution would be to place the following line: > if ( newfiles == null ) return; > in between the two above lines. Does this solve the situation? > It seems to > have solved mine. > > If this question has asked already, apologies, but I've just joined this > group. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------- > ----- > Jay Dickon Glanville > P066 - SiteManager Development > 613-765-1144 (ESN 395-1144) > MS: 045/55/A05 > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
