Test if a List exists

Question

Hello,

Is there another, simplier way to test if a list exists before using statements like :

Code Block

web.Lists["myList"]

Currently I always saw such statements inside try/catches to manage the case when the list doesn't exists.

Thank you for your answers.

Answer 1

Unfortunately no - you have to wrap in a try/catch to get the ArgumentException.  I'd suggest just wrapping that code in a utility class.

Answer 2

what about

if (Web.Lists["listname"] == null)

{
List does not exist ....
}

Regards,
Madhur

Answer 3

Thank you Gary for your answer.

Madhur, the code you suggested will sadly always throw a "value is out of range" exception if the specified list doesn't exists before the test is done. Thus, it is not usable.

Answer 4

I just ran into this issue myself.  I find it odd that there isn't an Exists or Contains method on the Lists collection.