[Solved] MissingMethodException when using .Action() on menu items

[Tom]

Hi,

The following menu definition:

@{ Html.Telerik().Menu()
        .Name("Menu")
        .Items(menu =>
        {
             menu.Add()
                .Text("Projects")
                .Items(item =>
                {
                    item.Add().Text("Add").Action("New", "Project");
                });
        })
        .Render();
}

..throws a "MissingMethodException":

[MissingMethodException: No parameterless constructor defined for this object.]
   System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandleInternal& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck) +0
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache) +98
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache) +241
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) +69
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type) +6
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.Infrastructure.Implementation.ControllerContextCache.ControllerContextFactory(RequestContext requestContext, String controllerName, String areaName) +162
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.Infrastructure.Implementation.<>c__DisplayClass1.<GetControllerContext>b__0() +64
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.Infrastructure.Implementation.NoCache.Get(String key, Func`1 defaultValueFactory) +36
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.Infrastructure.Implementation.ControllerContextCache.GetControllerContext(RequestContext requestContext, String controllerName, String areaName) +223
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.Infrastructure.Implementation.AuthorizationContextCache.AuthorizationContextFactory(RequestContext requestContext, String controllerName, String actionName, String areaName) +62
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.Infrastructure.Implementation.<>c__DisplayClass1.<GetAuthorizationContext>b__0() +70
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.Infrastructure.Implementation.NoCache.Get(String key, Func`1 defaultValueFactory) +36
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.Infrastructure.Implementation.AuthorizationContextCache.GetAuthorizationContext(RequestContext requestContext, String controllerName, String actionName, RouteValueDictionary routeValues) +358
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.Infrastructure.Implementation.ControllerAuthorization.IsAccessibleToUser(RequestContext requestContext, String controllerName, String actionName, RouteValueDictionary routeValues) +152
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.Infrastructure.Implementation.NavigationItemAuthorization.IsAccessibleToUser(RequestContext requestContext, INavigatable navigationItem) +290
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.UI.<>c__DisplayClass2`1.<IsAccessible>b__1(T item) +76
   System.Linq.Enumerable.Any(IEnumerable`1 source, Func`2 predicate) +151
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.UI.NavigatableExtensions.IsAccessible(IEnumerable`1 items, INavigationItemAuthorization authorization, ViewContext viewContext) +267
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.UI.NavigationItemContainerExtensions.WriteItem(TItem item, TComponent component, IHtmlNode parentTag, INavigationComponentHtmlBuilder`1 builder) +865
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.UI.<>c__DisplayClass4.<WriteHtml>b__3(MenuItem item) +63
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.Extensions.EnumerableExtensions.Each(IEnumerable`1 instance, Action`1 action) +200
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.UI.Menu.WriteHtml(HtmlTextWriter writer) +430
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.UI.ViewComponentBase.Render() +131
   Telerik.Web.Mvc.UI.ViewComponentBuilderBase`2.Render() +55
   ASP._Page_Views_Shared_MenuItems_cshtml.Execute() in ...MenuItems.cshtml:1
   System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy() +207
   System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage.ExecutePageHierarchy() +81
   System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy(WebPageContext pageContext, TextWriter writer, WebPageRenderingBase startPage) +88
   System.Web.Mvc.RazorView.RenderView(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer, Object instance) +220
   System.Web.Mvc.BuildManagerCompiledView.Render(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer) +115
   System.Web.Mvc.HtmlHelper.RenderPartialInternal(String partialViewName, ViewDataDictionary viewData, Object model, TextWriter writer, ViewEngineCollection viewEngineCollection) +279
   System.Web.Mvc.Html.RenderPartialExtensions.RenderPartial(HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String partialViewName) +71
   ASP._Page_Views_Shared__Layout_cshtml.Execute() in ..._Layout.cshtml:25
   System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy() +207
   System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage.ExecutePageHierarchy() +81
   System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy(WebPageContext pageContext, TextWriter writer, WebPageRenderingBase startPage) +88
   System.Web.WebPages.<>c__DisplayClass7.<RenderPageCore>b__6(TextWriter writer) +102
   System.Web.WebPages.HelperResult.WriteTo(TextWriter writer) +12
   System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.Write(HelperResult result) +67
   System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.RenderSurrounding(String partialViewName, Action`1 body) +66
   System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.PopContext() +262
   System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy(WebPageContext pageContext, TextWriter writer, WebPageRenderingBase startPage) +95
   System.Web.Mvc.RazorView.RenderView(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer, Object instance) +220
   System.Web.Mvc.BuildManagerCompiledView.Render(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer) +115
   System.Web.Mvc.ViewResultBase.ExecuteResult(ControllerContext context) +303
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionResult(ControllerContext controllerContext, ActionResult actionResult) +13
   System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClass1c.<InvokeActionResultWithFilters>b__19() +23
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionResultFilter(IResultFilter filter, ResultExecutingContext preContext, Func`1 continuation) +260
   System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClass1e.<InvokeActionResultWithFilters>b__1b() +19
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionResultFilter(IResultFilter filter, ResultExecutingContext preContext, Func`1 continuation) +260
   System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClass1e.<InvokeActionResultWithFilters>b__1b() +19
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionResultWithFilters(ControllerContext controllerContext, IList`1 filters, ActionResult actionResult) +177
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeAction(ControllerContext controllerContext, String actionName) +343
   System.Web.Mvc.Controller.ExecuteCore() +116
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerBase.Execute(RequestContext requestContext) +97
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerBase.System.Web.Mvc.IController.Execute(RequestContext requestContext) +10
   System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClassb.<BeginProcessRequest>b__5() +37
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass1.<MakeVoidDelegate>b__0() +21
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass8`1.<BeginSynchronous>b__7(IAsyncResult _) +12
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncResult`1.End() +62
   System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClasse.<EndProcessRequest>b__d() +50
   System.Web.Mvc.SecurityUtil.<GetCallInAppTrustThunk>b__0(Action f) +7
   System.Web.Mvc.SecurityUtil.ProcessInApplicationTrust(Action action) +22
   System.Web.Mvc.MvcHandler.EndProcessRequest(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +60
   System.Web.Mvc.MvcHandler.System.Web.IHttpAsyncHandler.EndProcessRequest(IAsyncResult result) +9
   System.Web.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +8897857
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +184

..whereas using the following syntax produces no error:

@{ Html.Telerik().Menu()
        .Name("Menu")
        .Items(menu =>
        {
             menu.Add()
                .Text("Projects")
                .Items(item =>
                {
                    item.Add().Text("Add").Url(Url.Action("New", "Project"));
                });
        })
        .Render();
}

I am using Telerik version 2011.3.1306.340 and runtime verison v4.0.30319.

Is there a reason why .Action() no longer works directly on menu items?

Thanks,
Tom.

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello,

This is a known issue, which is already fixed. I will suggest you check this thread and download the latest internal build.

Kind regards,
Georgi Krustev
the Telerik team

[Srinivas Dharanipragada]

I am already using latest version, even though Action is not working, can you please give me the snippet for using it.

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello Srinivas,

 
I am not sure why your project does not work with the latest version of Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC. I will need a runnable test project, which replicates the issue in order to review it and advice you further.

All the best,
Georgi Krustev
the Telerik team