Problem with column common Header

[Aurélien]

Hi,
I have a problem when using commom column header, I got a null reference exception,
I'm using pdb files to debug telerik gridviiew dll and exception occurs in CommonHeaderPresenter Class and ArrangeLowestHeaders() method.

private void ArrangeLowestHeaders()
        {


            string lastGroupName = String.Empty;
            CommonColumnHeader lastCommonHeader = null;
            int span = 0;

            List<CommonColumnHeader> headers = new List<CommonColumnHeader>();
            for (int i = 0; i < this.OrderedColumns.Count; i++)
            {
                string groupName = this.OrderedColumns[i].ColumnGroupName;

                if (lastGroupName != groupName)
                {
                    lastGroupName = groupName;
                    span = 0;

                    CommonColumnHeader commonHeader = CreateCommonHeader();
                    this.CommonHeadersGrid.Children.Add(commonHeader);
                    var group = FindGroupByName(groupName, this.ColumnGroups);
                    commonHeader.ColumnGroup = group;
                    commonHeader.Content = CommonHeaderPresenter.GetContent(group);//TODO  this should happen in the header itself.
                    SetTemplateAndStyle(commonHeader, group);
                    commonHeader.SetValue(Grid.ColumnProperty, i);
                    commonHeader.SetValue(Grid.RowProperty, this.RowCount - 1);
                    commonHeader.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Stretch;
                    headers.Add(commonHeader);
                    lastCommonHeader = commonHeader;
                }

                span++;
                lastCommonHeader.SetValue(Grid.ColumnSpanProperty, span);
                if (gridView.FrozenColumnCount > 0)
                {
                    SelectiveScrollingGrid.SetSelectiveScrollingOrientation(lastCommonHeader, SelectiveScrollingOrientation.Vertical);
                }
            }

            if (RowCount > 1)
            {
                ArrangeHeadersAtRow(this.RowCount - 2, headers);
            }
        }

To get this bug , set  ColumnGroupName property of the first column of your grid to string.empty or set the first groupName to string empty.
Because lastGroupName = groupName = string.empty,
lastCommonHeader is not initialized and you have a null reference exception at line 142.

[Pavel Pavlov]

Hi ,

Our QA guys are trying to reproduce the problem you are experiencing. Can you please share the version of Telerik DLLs that you are using so we can be sure to test with the same ?

Greetings,
Pavel Pavlov
the Telerik team

[Aurélien]

gridview dll version is 2012.1.326.40.
I downloaded the latest version this week.

[Pavel Pavlov]

Hello Aurelien,

Please excuse me for the delayed answer. I wanted to be sure this was addressed. We have managed to reproduce the error. We have applied the fixes neccessary. The very next latest internal build will contain the updates.

Thank you for the productive feedback on this issue! I am updating your telerik points.

Kind regards,
Pavel Pavlov
the Telerik team