Check if maillist is empty

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I have set up a flow that uses the Exchange Mail Message function, output is list called “maillist” (variable type List).
I would like to throw an expection, in case the list is empty and have added an IF function, where the condition is ‘IsNothing(maillist)’ - or ‘maillist is nothing’ - but it does not throw an exception. If there are no emails in the mailbox, ‘maillist’ contains: ‘List(0) { }’ so technically it is not “nothing”.
How do I make the if statement understand that it is empty?

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Hi @NielsOlsen

Check this condition

String.IsNullorEmpty(maillist)

Thanks
Ashwin S

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@NielsOlsen - If List<System.Net.Mail.MailMessage> is Mail_Exc of Exchange Mail Message you can use Mail_Exc.Count if count is zero that means list is empty.

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I just get a compiler error:

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How do I use the Mail_Exc.Count - do you have an example?

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Hi @NielsOlsen

use for each item in Maillist

and then use String.IsNullorEmpty(item.ToString)

Thanks
Ashwin S

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Check the count of list along with your existing condition. It solves your case.

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This solution still eludes me. I have setup the following:

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But when I run it in debug mode, it never enters the for each loop, it just closes the loop and goes to the default exception. I see that “item” is empty:
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so why would it not run through the loop as expected?

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can you please share the properties screenshot of for each?

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Here it is:
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I’m guessing I missed something here?

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change type argument to mail message and check

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system.net.mail.mailmessage?

Done and I get the same result

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Yes.

Check the count of mail message and print it before for each and check pls.

Are you getting any counts there?

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I dont think so, it stops the for each as soon as it starts:
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I get this from the message details, not sure if it helps:
“Arguments”: {
“Values”: “System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Net.Mail.MailMessage]”,
“CurrentIndex”: “0”

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Have you created the variable for list of mail message (Output of Exchange Mail activity) ?

If not create a variable and initialize it and check please.

Confirm whether you have any count in the list or not?

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Put a message box before for each and check the count first. then proceed with for each

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I have a variabel for mailist type: List

I have added a message box with “maillist.Count” it gives me “0”

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check in if condition and process if you feel easy .

if count >0 proceed with for each else exit the loop saying no count

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If there are no emails in maillist, it never attempts to process the IF statement, no matter what I type into it. This is what puzzles me.

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Not sure if this is what you meant, but I skiped the for each and just added an IF maillist.Count.ToString() = “0” - and it works now.

Thanks for the help :slight_smile: