Recursive call to Automation Peer API is not valid

[Ahmet Özgür]

Hi,

When i try to select something at the combo box, the below error occurs
"Recursive call to Automation Peer API is not valid"
Can you help to solve this?

Regards

I am using Windows 7, Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2, RadControls for WPF Q3 2009 SP1

[Valeri Hristov]

Hello Ahmet,

This problem will be fixed in the upcoming service pack, later this week. I apologize for the inconvenience.

Best wishes,
Valeri Hristov
the Telerik team

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[Ahmet Özgür]

Thank you for your reply and interest.

[Helen]

I am still getting this issue - i've signed up for a free trial and so if you could let me know how to resolve this as soon as possible.

[Valeri Hristov]

Hello Helen,

This is a very old forum thread that was marked for version Q3 2009 of RadControls for WPF (the current is Q2 2011, which is 5 major versions newer). Since we didn't received similar bug reports recently I would recommend trying with the latest version that is available in your account and if this does not help, provide more information about how to reproduce the problem.

Kind regards,
Valeri Hristov
the Telerik team

[deepak]

[Vipul]

Hi I have telerik devcraft complete Q1 2015 version. recently I got Recursive call to Automation Peer API is not valid. You people claimed that it got fixed in 2013 version. Please help me in solving this as this issued led to application crash.

Recursive call to Automation Peer API is not valid.

   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.isDescendantOf(AutomationPeer parent)
   at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.isDescendantOf(AutomationPeer parent)
   at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.ValidateConnected(AutomationPeer connectedPeer)
   at MS.Internal.Automation.ElementProxy.StaticWrap(AutomationPeer peer, AutomationPeer referencePeer)
   at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateChildrenInternal(Int32 invalidateLimit)
   at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateChildren()
   at Telerik.Windows.Automation.Peers.RadTabControlAutomationPeer.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.isDescendantOf(AutomationPeer parent)
   at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.isDescendantOf(AutomationPeer parent)
   at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.ValidateConnected(AutomationPeer connectedPeer)
   at MS.Internal.Automation.ElementProxy.StaticWrap(AutomationPeer peer, AutomationPeer referencePeer)
   at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.ProviderFromPeer(AutomationPeer peer)
   at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.RaiseAutomationEvent(AutomationEvents eventId)
   at Telerik.Windows.Automation.Peers.RadComboBoxAutomationPeer.RaiseSelectionEvents(SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadComboBox.OnSelectionChanged(SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Selector.InvokeSelectionChanged(List`1 unselectedInfos, List`1 selectedInfos)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Selector.SelectionChanger.End()
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Selector.SelectionChanger.SelectJustThisItem(ItemInfo info, Boolean assumeInItemsCollection)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Selector.SelectItemWithValue(Object value)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Selector.CoerceSelectedValue(DependencyObject d, Object value)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.ProcessCoerceValue(DependencyProperty dp, PropertyMetadata metadata, EntryIndex& entryIndex, Int32& targetIndex, EffectiveValueEntry& newEntry, EffectiveValueEntry& oldEntry, Object& oldValue, Object baseValue, Object controlValue, CoerceValueCallback coerceValueCallback, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference, Boolean coerceWithCurrentValue, Boolean skipBaseValueChecks)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.UpdateEffectiveValue(EntryIndex entryIndex, DependencyProperty dp, PropertyMetadata metadata, EffectiveValueEntry oldEntry, EffectiveValueEntry& newEntry, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference, Boolean coerceWithCurrentValue, OperationType operationType)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.SetValueCommon(DependencyProperty dp, Object value, PropertyMetadata metadata, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference, Boolean coerceWithCurrentValue, OperationType operationType, Boolean isInternal)
   at System.Windows.DependencyObject.SetValue(DependencyProperty dp, Object value)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.LookupValueConverter.Convert(Object value, Type targetType, Object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridViewComboBoxColumn.GetCellContent(Object item)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewCell.UpdateValue()
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewCell.SetCellElement()
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewRow.PrepareCell(GridViewCellBase cellBase, GridViewColumn column)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewCellsPanel.PrepareCell(GridViewCellBase cell, GridViewColumn column)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewCellsPanel.GetVirtualizedCell(GridViewColumn column, Boolean createIfNull)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewCellsPanel.RealizeAndMeasureCells(Int32 startIndex, Int32 predictedLastIndex, Func`2 calculateNextIndex)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewCellsPanel.UpdateVirtualizedCells()
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewCellsPanel.MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at MS.Internal.Helper.MeasureElementWithSingleChild(UIElement element, Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.Controls.ItemsPresenter.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Control.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCell(Int32 cell, Boolean forceInfinityV)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCellsGroup(Int32 cellsHead, Size referenceSize, Boolean ignoreDesiredSizeU, Boolean forceInfinityV, Boolean& hasDesiredSizeUChanged)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Border.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Control.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewRowItem.MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewVirtualizingPanel.NestedLayoutStrategy.MeasureChild(UIElement child, Size layoutSlotSize, Int32 i)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewVirtualizingPanel.NestedLayoutStrategy.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewVirtualizingPanel.MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at MS.Internal.Helper.MeasureElementWithSingleChild(UIElement element, Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.Controls.ScrollContentPresenter.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCell(Int32 cell, Boolean forceInfinityV)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCellsGroup(Int32 cellsHead, Size referenceSize, Boolean ignoreDesiredSizeU, Boolean forceInfinityV, Boolean& hasDesiredSizeUChanged)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.ScrollViewer.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewScrollViewer.MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCell(Int32 cell, Boolean forceInfinityV)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCellsGroup(Int32 cellsHead, Size referenceSize, Boolean ignoreDesiredSizeU, Boolean forceInfinityV, Boolean& hasDesiredSizeUChanged)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Control.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView.GridViewDataControl.MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCell(Int32 cell, Boolean forceInfinityV)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCellsGroup(Int32 cellsHead, Size referenceSize, Boolean ignoreDesiredSizeU, Boolean forceInfinityV, Boolean& hasDesiredSizeUChanged)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at MS.Internal.Helper.MeasureElementWithSingleChild(UIElement element, Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.Controls.ScrollContentPresenter.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCell(Int32 cell, Boolean forceInfinityV)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCellsGroup(Int32 cellsHead, Size referenceSize, Boolean ignoreDesiredSizeU, Boolean forceInfinityV, Boolean& hasDesiredSizeUChanged)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCellsGroup(Int32 cellsHead, Size referenceSize, Boolean ignoreDesiredSizeU, Boolean forceInfinityV)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Border.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.ScrollViewer.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at MS.Internal.Helper.MeasureElementWithSingleChild(UIElement element, Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.Controls.ContentPresenter.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   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 System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
Message

[Georgi]

Hello Vipul,

We have retested the Issue and we can confirm that it is fixed in the Q1 2015 version.

However as looking into the exception there could be similar issue that we are not aware of. So it would be of great help if you could send us a simple project and video(or steps to reproduce) showing the exception.

The AutomationPeers are usually used for CodedUI tests and accessibility support (Narrator). And therefore if you do not need the tem, they can be disabled the AutomationManager and this should stop the exception for surfacing:

​

public MainWindow()
       {
           AutomationManager.AutomationMode = AutomationMode.Disabled
           InitializeComponent();
       }

Looking forward to your reply.

Regards,
Georgi
Telerik by Progress