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c#wpfxamlvisual-studio-2012
Kamal
Kamal

Reputation: 477

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.Windows.forms control is causing this

I was having an exception.

I created a try catch for the InitializeComponent() like this.

try
{
    InitializeComponent();
    Auto_Complete();
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}

Then i get an exception saying "Object reference not set to an instance of an object.".

I was looking for the cause of the error.

Then i found that the error was due to a control i added in xaml.

xmlns:wf="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Forms;assembly=System.Windows.Forms"
            <WindowsFormsHost Margin="272,10,396,42" Width="240">
                <wf:TextBox x:Name="txtAutoProductCode" AutoCompleteMode="SuggestAppend" AutoCompleteSource="CustomSource" />
            </WindowsFormsHost>

This is windows.forms control which i added into xaml for autocomplete capability.

But this exception is making it difficult.

i have created an autocomplete() function and connected the textbox:

    void Auto_Complete()
    {
        txtAutoProductCode.AutoCompleteMode = AutoCompleteMode.SuggestAppend;
        txtAutoProductCode.AutoCompleteSource = AutoCompleteSource.CustomSource;
        AutoCompleteStringCollection coll = new AutoCompleteStringCollection();

        SqlCeCommand com = new SqlCeCommand("SELECT ProductCode FROM Category_Master(CategoryName)", con);
        SqlCeDataReader dr;
        try
        {
            dr = com.ExecuteReader();
            while (dr.Read())
            {
                string aProduct = dr.GetString(0);
                coll.Add(aProduct);
            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, System.Windows.Forms.Application.ProductName, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
        }
        txtAutoProductCode.AutoCompleteCustomSource = coll;
    }

    public MainWindow()
    {
        try
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            Auto_Complete();
        }
        catch(Exception ex)
        {
            System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
        }

    }

Here is the exception

        System.Windows.Markup.XamlParseException was unhandled
  HResult=-2146233087
  Message='Initialization of 'Billing.MainWindow' threw an exception.' Line number '6' and line position '9'.
  Source=PresentationFramework
  LineNumber=6
  LinePosition=9
  StackTrace:
       at System.Windows.Markup.WpfXamlLoader.Load(XamlReader xamlReader, IXamlObjectWriterFactory writerFactory, Boolean skipJournaledProperties, Object rootObject, XamlObjectWriterSettings settings, Uri baseUri)
       at System.Windows.Markup.WpfXamlLoader.LoadBaml(XamlReader xamlReader, Boolean skipJournaledProperties, Object rootObject, XamlAccessLevel accessLevel, Uri baseUri)
       at System.Windows.Markup.XamlReader.LoadBaml(Stream stream, ParserContext parserContext, Object parent, Boolean closeStream)
       at System.Windows.Application.LoadBamlStreamWithSyncInfo(Stream stream, ParserContext pc)
       at System.Windows.Application.LoadComponent(Uri resourceLocator, Boolean bSkipJournaledProperties)
       at System.Windows.Application.DoStartup()
       at System.Windows.Application.<.ctor>b__1(Object unused)
       at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
       at MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
       at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()
       at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeInSecurityContext(Object state)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
       at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()
       at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()
       at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
       at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
       at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(Object o)
       at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
       at MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
       at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(DispatcherPriority priority, TimeSpan timeout, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
       at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
       at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(MSG& msg)
       at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(DispatcherFrame frame)
       at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrame(DispatcherFrame frame)
       at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Run()
       at System.Windows.Application.RunDispatcher(Object ignore)
       at System.Windows.Application.RunInternal(Window window)
       at System.Windows.Application.Run(Window window)
       at System.Windows.Application.Run()
       at Billing.App.Main() in c:\Users\kamalmohan\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\Billing\Billing\obj\Debug\App.g.cs:line 0
       at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String[] args)
       at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)
       at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
       at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
       at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
  InnerException: System.InvalidOperationException
       HResult=-2146233079
       Message=Cannot have nested BeginInit calls on the same instance.
       Source=PresentationFramework
       StackTrace:
        at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.BeginInit()
        at MS.Internal.Xaml.Runtime.ClrObjectRuntime.InitializationGuard(XamlType xamlType, Object obj, Boolean begin)
       InnerException:

Upvotes: 0

Views: 6424

Answers (1)

Paul C
Paul C

Reputation: 4776

This may well help solve it for you to work out exactly where the problem is

XAMLParseException is a common exception thrown in WPF. Unfortunately it isn't very helpful.

To help find out what the real error is, you can turn on exception reporting much earlier in Visual Studio. Default key combination is Ctrl + Alt + E. From there, check all the boxes.

Now the exception that is thrown in your code will be highlighted in the debugger.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/9045411/427684

Upvotes: 1

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