Why does the ASP.Net MVC model binder bind an empty JSON array to null?

Question

Here is my model class:

public class MyModel
{
    public Employees[] MyEmpls{get;set;}
    public int Id{get;set;}
    public OrgName{get;set;}
}


        

Answer 1

you can define a setter that checks if the value is null

public class MyModel
{
    private _myEmpls{get;set;}
    public Employees[] MyEmpls{
     get{return _myEmpls;}
     set{_myEmpls=(value==null?new List<Employees>():value);}
    }

    public int Id{get;set;}
    public OrgName{get;set;}
}