Why am I getting this element null error?

I'm getting this error, not really sure why. Please help, this is urgent.

UPDATE

if (flights.Count() >= 1)
        {
            int count = flights.C开发者_JAVA技巧ount();
            lblNumResults.Text = count.ToString();
            gvAvailableFlights.DataSource = flights;
            gvAvailableFlights.DataBind();
        }

Server Error in '/WebSite3' Application. Value cannot be null. Parameter name: element Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: element

Source Error:

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Stack Trace:

[ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: element]

System.Xml.Linq.XElement.op_Explicit(XElement element) +116474

searchresult.b__1d(XElement f) +64

System.Linq.WhereSelectEnumerableIterator2.MoveNext() +151 System.Linq.Enumerable.Count(IEnumerable1 source) +201

searchresult.FillAvailableFlightsGridView() +721 searchresult.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) +37

System.Web.Util.CalliHelper.EventArgFunctionCaller(IntPtr fp, Object o, Object t, EventArgs e) +14 System.Web.Util.CalliEventHandlerDelegateProxy.Callback(Object sender, EventArgs e) +35

System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +91

System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +74 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +2207

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.1

In your code you have function called FillAvailableFlightsGridView and in that function you call Count() of some collection which is null.

Before calling the Count() check if it's null and in such case, assume zero length or do whatever handling you want.

For example:

int myCount = 0;
if (myCollection != null)
   myCount = myCollection.Count();

Edit: optimized code in your case would be:

int flightsCount = (flights == null) ? 0 : flights.Count();
if (flightsCount >= 1)
{
    lblNumResults.Text = flightsCount.ToString();
    gvAvailableFlights.DataSource = flights;
    gvAvailableFlights.DataBind();
}

No need to call Count() twice, as you saw it contains internal code that might be heavy.

Change this:

if (flights.Count() >= 1)
        {
            int count = flights.Count();
            lblNumResults.Text = count.ToString();
            gvAvailableFlights.DataSource = flights;
            gvAvailableFlights.DataBind();
        }

To this:

 if (flights != null && flights.Count() >= 1)
    {
        lblNumResults.Text = (string)flights.Count();
        gvAvailableFlights.DataSource = flights;
        gvAvailableFlights.DataBind();
    }