#vulnerable code 
                             public static String[] getItemsPaths(String executorName, String jobName) {
		String jobNamePath = String.format(EXECUTINGJOBPATH, executorName, jobName);

		File jobNameFile = new File(jobNamePath);
		if (!jobNameFile.exists() || jobNameFile.isFile()) {
			return new String[0];
		}
		File[] files =  jobNameFile.listFiles();
		
		if(files.length == 0){
			return new String[]{};
		}
		
		String[] filePaths = new String[files.length];
		
		int i=0;
		for(File file:files){
			filePaths[i++] = file.getAbsolutePath();
		}


		return filePaths;
	} 
                            #location 10 
                            #vulnerability type NULL_DEREFERENCE
#fixed code
                             public static String[] getItemsPaths(String executorName, String jobName) {
		String jobNamePath = String.format(EXECUTINGJOBPATH, executorName, jobName);

		File jobNameFile = new File(jobNamePath);
		if (!jobNameFile.exists() || jobNameFile.isFile()) {
			return new String[0];
		}
		File[] files =  jobNameFile.listFiles();
		
		if(files == null || files.length == 0){
			return new String[]{};
		}
		
		String[] filePaths = new String[files.length];
		
		int i=0;
		for(File file:files){
			filePaths[i++] = file.getAbsolutePath();
		}


		return filePaths;
	}