RadPaneAutomationPeer.GetNameCore Error

[Nick Anderson]

One of our customers is encountering this following error/call stack when they load our program and move the mouse. We were unable to recreate. However, based on similar forum posts, we had the customer turn off the Tablet PC Input service and the error went away. Is there a better solution than turning that service off? We would like to be able to leave it on if possible to reduce issues/setup needed for future customers. Do you have a fix so the error doesn't occur in the first place? The customer is on the 2011 Q3 version (non-service pack)

Thanks

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadPaneAutomationPeer.GetNameCore()
at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree()
at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree()
at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree()
at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree()
at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree()
at System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.fireAutomationEvents()
at System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.UpdateLayout()
at System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.UpdateLayoutCallback(Object arg)
at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.FireInvokeOnRenderCallbacks()
at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandlerCore(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandler(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
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)

[George]

Hello Nick,

We took some time to investigate the problem and we found what could cause the exception. We can confirm that the issue will be resolved and the fix will be included in our next internal build. I am glad to update your telerik points for reporting us this bug.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
George
the Telerik team

[Tong]

Hi,

We have the same problem here. The same exception was thrown only when we try to run our WPF app and Test Manager 2010 having a test case running at the same time. We are using 2011.3.1116.40.

Has this bug been fixed in the latest build 2012.1.0215 or do I need to wait for the next one?

Thanks.

here is the exception:

System.NullReferenceException was unhandled
  Message=Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
  Source=Telerik.Windows.Controls.Docking
  StackTrace:
       at Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadPaneAutomationPeer.GetChildrenCore()
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.EnsureChildren()
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.GetChildren()
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.isDescendantOf(AutomationPeer parent)
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.isDescendantOf(AutomationPeer parent)
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.isDescendantOf(AutomationPeer parent)
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.isDescendantOf(AutomationPeer parent)
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.isDescendantOf(AutomationPeer parent)
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.ValidateConnected(AutomationPeer connectedPeer)
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.AutomationPeerFromInputElement(IInputElement focusedElement)
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.RaiseFocusChangedEventHelper(IInputElement newFocus)
       at System.Windows.Input.KeyboardDevice.ChangeFocus(DependencyObject focus, Int32 timestamp)
       at System.Windows.Input.KeyboardDevice.TryChangeFocus(DependencyObject newFocus, IKeyboardInputProvider keyboardInputProvider, Boolean askOld, Boolean askNew, Boolean forceToNullIfFailed)
       at System.Windows.Input.KeyboardDevice.Focus(DependencyObject focus, Boolean askOld, Boolean askNew, Boolean forceToNullIfFailed)
       at System.Windows.Input.KeyboardDevice.Focus(IInputElement element)
       at System.Windows.Input.Keyboard.Focus(IInputElement element)
       at System.Windows.UIElement.Focus()
       at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.ButtonBase.OnMouseLeftButtonDown(MouseButtonEventArgs e)
       at System.Windows.UIElement.OnMouseLeftButtonDownThunk(Object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
       at System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs.InvokeEventHandler(Delegate genericHandler, Object genericTarget)
       at System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs.InvokeHandler(Delegate handler, Object target)
       at System.Windows.RoutedEventHandlerInfo.InvokeHandler(Object target, RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs)
       at System.Windows.RouteItem.InvokeHandler(RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs)
       at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised)
       at System.Windows.EventRoute.ReInvokeHandlers(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args)
       at System.Windows.UIElement.ReRaiseEventAs(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args, RoutedEvent newEvent)
       at System.Windows.UIElement.CrackMouseButtonEventAndReRaiseEvent(DependencyObject sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
       at System.Windows.UIElement.OnMouseDownThunk(Object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
       at System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs.InvokeEventHandler(Delegate genericHandler, Object genericTarget)
       at System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs.InvokeHandler(Delegate handler, Object target)
       at System.Windows.RoutedEventHandlerInfo.InvokeHandler(Object target, RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs)
       at System.Windows.RouteItem.InvokeHandler(RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs)
       at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised)
       at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlers(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args)
       at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args)
       at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseTrustedEvent(RoutedEventArgs args)
       at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEvent(RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean trusted)
       at System.Windows.Input.InputManager.ProcessStagingArea()
       at System.Windows.Input.InputManager.ProcessInput(InputEventArgs input)
       at System.Windows.Input.InputProviderSite.ReportInput(InputReport inputReport)
       at System.Windows.Interop.HwndMouseInputProvider.ReportInput(IntPtr hwnd, InputMode mode, Int32 timestamp, RawMouseActions actions, Int32 x, Int32 y, Int32 wheel)
       at System.Windows.Interop.HwndMouseInputProvider.FilterMessage(IntPtr hwnd, WindowMessage msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
       at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.InputFilterMessage(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.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
       at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WrappedInvoke(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
       at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WrappedInvoke(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
       at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.InvokeImpl(DispatcherPriority priority, TimeSpan timeout, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
       at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Invoke(DispatcherPriority priority, Delegate method, Object arg)
       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.TranslateAndDispatchMessage(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 Softix.EventStudio.App.App.Main()
  InnerException:

[George]

Hello,

 
We can confirm that this problem is resolved in the Q1 release. Please, give it a try and let us know if you experience any problems with RadDocking control.

Greetings,
George
the Telerik team

[Tong]

Hi George,

Thanks for the reply.

We downloaded and applied 2012.1.326 to our application. But this doesn't save it from crashing while we has test manager 2010 with a test running. This time the exception thrown is a bit different, still coming from RadPaneAutomationPeer though. Here is the exception stacktrace.

System.NullReferenceException was unhandled
  Message=Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
  Source=Telerik.Windows.Controls.Docking
  StackTrace:
       at Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadPaneAutomationPeer.GetNameCore() in c:\TB\117\WPF_Scrum\Release_WPF\Sources\Development\Controls\Docking\Docking\Docking\RadPaneAutomationPeer.cs:line 110
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree()
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree()
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree()
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree()
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree()
       at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree()
       at System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.fireAutomationEvents()
       at System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.UpdateLayout()
       at System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.UpdateLayoutCallback(Object arg)
       at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.InvokeOnRenderCallback.DoWork()
       at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.FireInvokeOnRenderCallbacks()
       at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandlerCore(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
       at System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandler(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
       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.runTryCode(Object userData)
       at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean ignoreSyncCtx)
       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.InvokeImpl(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 Softix.EventStudio.App.App.Main() in D:\VS2010_Projects\Studio\Trunk\SourceCode\Softix.EventStudio.App\obj\Debug\App.g.cs:line 0
       at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String[] args)
       at System.AppDomain.nExecuteAssembly(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String[] args)
       at System.Runtime.Hosting.ManifestRunner.Run(Boolean checkAptModel)
       at System.Runtime.Hosting.ManifestRunner.ExecuteAsAssembly()
       at System.Runtime.Hosting.ApplicationActivator.CreateInstance(ActivationContext activationContext, String[] activationCustomData)
       at System.Runtime.Hosting.ApplicationActivator.CreateInstance(ActivationContext activationContext)
       at System.Activator.CreateInstance(ActivationContext activationContext)
       at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssemblyDebugInZone()
       at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean ignoreSyncCtx)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
       at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
  InnerException:

Any idea when this can be fixed?

regards,

Tong

[Boyan]

Hi Tong,

We tried to reproduce the error but with no success. Could you please provide some more info when exactly is this error showing. Does it show on a specific action for example Pin, Unpin, etc..?

It seems that it is throwing error in initializing the Name of the Pane, but we checked our code and didn't see what can be causing such error. Also it will be good if you could send us a sample project with the Docking that throws the error, as it may be related to some specific property set.

Kind regards,
Boyan
the Telerik team