-[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:]: object cannot be nil

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I am getting error object cannot be nil. I am using web service, when I parse it using loop it crashed and send output -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:]: object cannot be nil as error, because I have null value on blank value in NSMutableArray which I am trying to parse.

I tried to fix with these methods:

(1) if([Array containsObject:[NSNull null]])  
(2) if([Array objectAtIndex:0  
(3) if([Array objectAtIndex:counter] == 0**

My code is,

if([[[node childAtIndex:counter] name] isEqualToString:@"Phone"]){

    if([phoneno containsObject:[NSNull null]]){
        phone.text = @"-";
    }
    else{
        NSString *str = [[node childAtIndex:counter] stringValue];
        [phoneno addObject:str];
        NSString *myString = [phoneno componentsJoinedByString:@","];
        [phone setText:myString];
        phone.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",myString];
    }
}

Here, phoneno is NSMutableArray

"What am I doing wrong?" Inserting nil into an array. Guard against it using if (value) { [array insertObject:value atIndex:index]; }. — trojanfoe
– trojanfoe, Commented Sep 18, 2013 at 6:05

Jack T · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-13 15:37:37Z

14

Make sure you have initialized your array called phoneno before adding any object into it...

NSMutableArray *phoneno=[[NSMutableArray alloc]init];

and stop adding any nil object into it...

if(str) //or if(str != nil) or if(str.length>0)
  {
    //add the str into phoneno array.
  }
else
  {
     //add the @""
  }

edited Dec 13, 2019 at 15:37

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answered Sep 18, 2013 at 6:10

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Gajendrasinh Chauhan Over a year ago

It returns with object cannot be nil as before

Master Stroke Over a year ago

@GajendraKChauhan..stackoverflow.com/questions/12891858/… of if(str),put if(str != nil) condition and try...

Alex Terente · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-18 06:04:36Z

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You can not insert nil in to an NSArray or a NSDictionary so you have to add a test.

if(str){
   [phoneno addObject:str];
}

answered Sep 18, 2013 at 6:04

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shim · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-13 15:19:18Z

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There is some case in that you are inserting nil in your array, so when you try to get that value it will crash the application. So please check the value before inserting it into the array. For example, if the value is nil then you could insert blank string into the array instead.

if (str == nil || [str isKindOfClass:[NSNull null]])
{
    [array addObject:@""];
}
else
{
    [array addObject:str];
}

edited Dec 13, 2019 at 15:19

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answered Sep 18, 2013 at 6:06

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thatzprem · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-18 06:22:37Z

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You this utility method to validate the nil//Nil/Null/NULL checks:

-(BOOL)isObjectEmpty:(id)object
{
    return object == nil || ([object respondsToSelector:@selector(length)] && [(NSData *)object length] == 0) || ([object respondsToSelector:@selector(count)] && [(NSArray *)object count] == 0);
}

answered Sep 18, 2013 at 6:22

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tania_S · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-15 09:25:26Z

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NSString *str = [[node childAtIndex:counter] stringValue];
if(str.length>0)
{
   [phoneno addObject:str];
}

answered Apr 15, 2016 at 9:25

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holex Over a year ago

that prevents us to insert @"" which is a valid object.

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