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From: "Zarar Siddiqi" <zarar.siddiqi@utoronto.ca>
To: <user-java@ibatis.apache.org>, "Kinjal Sonpal" <forwardtokinjal@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: queryForList not returning null
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:52:11 -0400
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What I do is that I have a base class (BaseDAOSqlMap) which encapsulates all 
my data access.  In it are methods like getList(String,Object) which calls 
queryForList which allows me to define custom behavior of what getList() 
returns.   That way if the implementation for queryForList() changes (I know 
its unlikely), I have to change my code in one place.  Just a thought.

Zarar


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kinjal Sonpal" <forwardtokinjal@gmail.com>
To: "iBatis mailing list" <user-java@ibatis.apache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 6:32 AM
Subject: queryForList not returning null


> Dear All,
>
> Today while using queryForList method, I realised that if there are no
> records in the resultset, it returns an empty list unlike
> queryForObject (which returns null). Is it an undocumented feature or
> that's how it should have been?
>
> After each call, I have to manually check for the size of the list.
> Are there any known workarounds? Could not find much information over
> the internet or ibatis website/lists.
>
> Please advise.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Kinjal
>