ReSharper - Possible 'System.NullReferenceException' after Any

Question

I'm using ReSharper Ultimate 2016.2, but I have seen this in previous versions as well. ReSharper will give me a warning saying Possible 'System.NullReferenceException' when I use FirstOrDefault after Any. Example below:

Foo[] items = GetItems();
var myName = "MyName";
if (items.Any(x => x.Name == myName))
{
    var item = items.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == myName);
    var name = item.Name; // Possible 'System.NullReferenceException'
}

Is the warning correct, or is the code above safe?

I know that I can disable the warning, but that's not the point. I want to make sure that there's no chance for that NullReferenceException to occur. Since I first check with Any, then FirstOrDefault should return one item. Or am I missing something?

The code above is simply a MCVE.

UPDATE:

As mentioned in the comments, the code can be optimized (and simplified). The question is not how to fix the problem in the code. But if there actually can occur a NullReferenceException, as ReSharper states?

Answer 1

It is because of FirstOrDefault. It returns NULL for classes, if the condition does not match. ReSharper does not take the Any in account at this point.

You should replace it with a call to First