Handle case where IPostDataElement.Bytes is null

[Matheos96]

Summary: [summary of the change and which issue is fixed here]

• We noticed that we had to check the IPostDataElement.Bytes array for null ourselves before calling .GetBody(). This felt a bit weird, so I think it makes sense to handle this in CefSharp code like I did here.

Changes: [specify the structures changed]

• Added null check for Bytes of IPostDataElement object

How Has This Been Tested?
By calling .GetBody() on a IPostDataElement object with PostDataType.Empty and Bytes = null.

Types of changes

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
• Updated documentation

Checklist:

• Tested the code(if applicable)
• Commented my code
• Changed the documentation(if applicable)
• New files have a license disclaimer
• The formatting is consistent with the project (project supports .editorconfig)

[coderabbitai]

Walkthrough

A null check was added to the GetBody method in the PostDataExtensions class to ensure that if the bytes array is null or empty, the method returns null. No other logic or public interface changes were introduced.

Changes

File(s)	Change Summary
CefSharp/PostDataExtensions.cs	Added a null check for the bytes array in GetBody.

Poem

In the land of code, a check was born,
For bytes that vanish or never were sworn.
Now GetBody is wise,
Nulls bring no surprise,
And rabbits hop on, bug-free and warm! 🐇

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Actionable comments posted: 0

🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

CefSharp/PostDataExtensions.cs (1)

73-81: XML summary now slightly outdated – mention the null return case

The <returns> section still states “encoded string” but the method can now (and previously could) return null for both empty and null byte arrays. A tiny doc tweak prevents confusion for consumers relying on IntelliSense.

-        /// <returns>encoded string</returns>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The decoded string, or <c>null</c> if <see cref="IPostDataElement.Bytes"/> is
+        /// <c>null</c> or empty.
+        /// </returns>

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• CefSharp/PostDataExtensions.cs (1 hunks)

🔇 Additional comments (1)

CefSharp/PostDataExtensions.cs (1)

84-87: Fixed potential NullReferenceException; implementation looks good

Early-returning when bytes is null closes the loophole that previously led to an NRE and keeps the behaviour consistent with the empty-array case. Nice, minimal patch!

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✅ Build CefSharp 137.0.100-CI5270 completed (commit 052ebdceb9 by @Matheos96)

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Generated docstrings for this pull request at #5121

[amaitland]

Nice one! Thanks