Problem with Shape control in AR 15.1.1 version

Problem with Shape control in AR 15.1.1 version

Posted by: vbie on 21 September 2021, 7:47 am EST

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  vbie

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  Posted 21 September 2021, 7:47 am EST

  Hello, all!
  
  We use version of the AR 15.1.1. When I try to add Shape control on layout Property grid doesn’t show any information about Shape control properties.
  
  It happens only for Shape control. I have the next exception when set PropertyGridFilter object to PropertyGrid.SelectedObjects

  System.NullReferenceException
  
  HResult=0x80004003
  
  Message=Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
  
  Source=GrapeCity.ActiveReports
  
  StackTrace:
  
  at GrapeCity.ActiveReports.SectionReportModel.ShapeConverter.GetProperties(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Object value, Attribute attributes)

  Do you have any idea why this might be happening? I just can’t seem to get the more specific error message.

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  Posted 22 September 2021, 5:05 am EST

  Hello,

  Can you please provide the code snipped with me so that I can narrow down the issue?

  Thanks,
  
  Mohit

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  Posted 22 September 2021, 6:13 am EST

  UserControlProperties.SelectedObjects = selectedControls.ToArray();

  Where UserControlProperties inherits from System.Windows.Forms.PropertyGrid.
  
  selectedControls is list that contains objects PropertyGridFilter.

  Constructor PropertyGridFilter

  public PropertyGridFilter(object callObj, SCCDesigner designer)
  
  {
  
  AppPropertyGridFilter.Instance = this;
  
  InitDataFieldList();

  	    sccDesigner = designer;
  	    wrapObj = callObj;
  

  So, how you can see callObj is Shape in this case.
  
  We get error when try to set Array of PropertyGridFilter, where wrapObj contains Shape

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  Posted 22 September 2021, 6:12 pm EST

  Hello,

  You can directly set the property grid with designer using the following code:
  
  designer1.PropertyGrid = propertyGrid1;

  Thanks,
  
  Mohit

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  Posted 23 September 2021, 7:50 pm EST

  All standard controls work is good, except shape control. I dont understand why this happens.
  
  If I set something wrong, then other converters on GetProperties(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Object value, Attribute attributes) would also throw an error. Based on the log, I do not understand which property can throw this error

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  Posted 23 September 2021, 10:07 pm EST

  Hello,

  Can you share the sample with me so that I can replicate the same at my end?

  Thanks,
  
  Mohit

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  Posted 7 October 2021, 4:26 am EST

  You can find a sample in attachment. The problem is actual only for Shape control.
  
  Look at code

   var selectedControls = new List<object>();
              //NORMAL
              //var callObj = new GrapeCity.ActiveReports.SectionReportModel.Shape();
  
              //ERROR
              var callObj = new PropertyGridFilter(new GrapeCity.ActiveReports.SectionReportModel.Shape());
  
              //NORMAL
              //var callObj = new PropertyGridFilter(new GrapeCity.ActiveReports.SectionReportModel.Line());
  
              selectedControls.Add(callObj);
              propertyGrid1.SelectedObjects = selectedControls.ToArray();
  ```[zip filename="ShapeProblem.zip"]https://gccontent.blob.core.windows.net/forum-uploads/file-51953ecc-e6db-49c1-82d0-0bfda797169c.zip[/zip]

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  Posted 7 October 2021, 5:21 pm EST

  The same problem exits for CrossSectionBox control

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  mohitg

  

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  Posted 11 October 2021, 10:47 pm EST

  Hello,

  Sorry for the delay.

  I have escalated the issue to the development team(AR-27529) and will inform you once I got any reply from them.

  Thanks,
  
  Mohit

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  Posted 23 December 2021, 9:09 pm EST

  Any news on this issue? Perhaps you have some other solutions, how can you get around these problems for these two controls?