MenuViewModel Source (NullReferenceException)

[Admin]

Hi,

Trying to load a RadMenu from a .xaml file.  Here is the code

 

 

 

<UserControl.DataContext>

 

 

 

 

<local:MenuViewModel Source="/Menu.xaml" />

 

 

 

 

</UserControl.DataContext>

 

Now I've placed the menu.xaml file in the ClientBin Folder on the server.  (Next to the .xap file)  I have also marked this file as Content and Copy to Output Directory -> Copy always.

When I run the program it fails on :

 

 

using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(

 

 

 

 

Application.GetResourceStream(this.Source).Stream))

 

NullReferenceException was unhandled by user code.  (Basically saying the file wasn't found)

Any ideas?

[Hristo]

Hello Mike,

In our QSF we have set menu.xaml with Build Action - Page and we load them using full URI path (e.g. "/AssemblyName;component/PathToMenu.xamlFile"):

<local:MenuViewModel Source="/Menu;component/Silverlight/AddRemoveDisable/menu.xaml" />

Let us know if you need more information.

Best wishes,
Hristo
the Telerik team

[MAXX]

Hi,
I created a Menu.Xaml and put it under the project (same location of App.Xaml). I can not access the Xaml as per the code given by telerik. Please guide am i missing some thing in the code...

When I pass following way, I get "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." l Exception
 <UserControl.DataContext>
        <local:MenuViewModel Source="/ProjectName;ProjectName/Menu.xaml" />
    </UserControl.DataContext>

And When i pass following way, I get  "Expected relative Uri, found absolute." Exception

<UserControl.DataContext>
        <local:MenuViewModel Source="pack:/ProjectNames:/Menu.xaml" />
    </UserControl.DataContext>

Exception comes on following bold lines
if (this.Source == null) return;
            using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(
                Application.GetResourceStream(this.Source).Stream))
            {
                string xaml = reader.ReadToEnd();
                 this._items = ParseXaml(xaml);
            }

Please reply,
Ankur

[Hristo]

Hi Ankur Mittal,

Your URI is not correct. It need to be in the following pattern: /Assembly;component/Folder/menu.xaml
If menu.xaml is NOT in folders then you have to skip /Folder part.

In your case it should be:

<local:MenuViewModel Source="/ProjectName;component/Menu.xaml" />

Regards,
Hristo
the Telerik team

[MAXX]

Thanks a lot for quick Reply.

It works now. I found the mistake, I was not using "component/" in the URI. I though it's some folder so i was ignoring this.
But it works now,

Smiles

Ankur