Checking for zero length array from JSON set - ios

Question

I have JSON data set returned that I am parsing.
If the data contains a record it looks like this:
dictData: {
Recordset = (
{
Record = (
{
MyDate = "2016-06-15 11:04:43";
MyID = 53070;
SomeDescription = "";
}
);
}
);
}
If the data does NOT contains a record it looks like this:
Notice the "" in the return set which is causing me issues.
dictData: {
Recordset = (
""
);
}
I am having trouble accounting for the zero length array in the Recordset.
Here is my base code for parsing the data.
NSDictionary * dictData = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithDictionary:[someOtherDictionary objectForKey:#"Data"]];
NSArray * arrRecordSet = [dictData objectForKey:#"Recordset"];
if([arrRecordSet objectAtIndex:0] != nil) {
NSLog(#"CONTAINS RECORDS");
//Do something with the records
}
else {
NSLog(#"DOES NOT CONTAIN RECORDS");
}
I have tried various iterations of things like checking if [arrRecordSet objectAtIndex:0] length is greater than zero or checking the count size.
I think the double quotes are throwing me off.
Any help?
UPDATE
RAW JSON as requested
ONE RECORD
{
APIResponse = {
Data = {
Recordset = (
{
Record = (
{
MyDate = "2016-06-15 11:04:43";
MyID = 53070;
SomeDescription = "";
}
);
}
);
};
};
}
NO RECORDS
{
APIResponse = {
Data = {
Recordset = (
""
);
};
};
}

Answer 1

So in the case of success the Recordset value is an array with a dictionary and in the case of failure the Recordset value is an array with a string.
So:
NSArray *recordSet = response[#"APIResponse"][#"Data"][#"Recordset"];
if ([recordSet count] > 0 &&
[recordSet[0] isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]]) {
// Success
NSDictionary *record = recordSet[0];
...
} else {
// Failure
}

Answer 2

Here you should check first all key for dictionary Recordset if it returns you count>0 then you can say data is available and if not then there is a blank entry.