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Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

I created a master page, and put 3 TreeView Controls on the page. I binded each of the treeView controls to 3 XmlDataSources. I keep getting the below error message, but I don't have any idea what is going on. I tried to trap the error in the code behind, but the error is not getting thrown in the application. I believe from the stack trace it has something to do with the binding of the xml data source? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace) +39
System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader) +159
System.Web.UI.WebControls.XmlDataSource.PopulateXmlDocument(XmlDocument document, CacheDependency& dataCacheDependency, CacheDependency& transformCacheDependency) +388
System.Web.UI.WebControls.XmlDataSource.GetXmlDocument() +204
System.Web.UI.WebControls.XmlHierarchicalDataSourceView.Select() +42
System.Web.UI.WebControls.TreeView.DataBindNode(TreeNode node) +479
System.Web.UI.WebControls.TreeView.PerformDataBinding() +136
System.Web.UI.WebControls.HierarchicalDataBoundControl.PerformSelect() +93
System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseDataBoundControl.DataBind() +99
System.Web.UI.WebControls.TreeView.DataBind() +24
System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseDataBoundControl.EnsureDataBound() +92
System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseDataBoundControl.OnPreRender(EventArgs e) +33
System.Web.UI.WebControls.TreeView.OnPreRender(EventArgs e) +183
System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +148
System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +233
System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +233
System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +233
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +4440

Elvio Lujan

may be you can run it in debug mode to see the error details

aki4u

can you post the code how you use Load for XmlDocument?

LeeHenry

ASKER

When I run it in debug mode, i can't trap the error, because it is not being thrown in any of the code behind files.

aki4u,

private void Refresh_XML_Data_Source(XmlDataSource myXmlDataSource, string myXmlData)
{
myXmlDataSource.EnableCaching = false;
myXmlDataSource.Data = myXmlData;
}

Elvio Lujan

and... can make a break point to see the "myXmlDataSource" value
>>myXmlDataSource.EnableCaching = false; <-- in this line

aki4u

that is probably because myXmlDataSource is null.

try this:

            private void Refresh_XML_Data_Source(XmlDataSource myXmlDataSource, string myXmlData)
            {
                  if (!(XmlDataSource == null))
                  {
                        myXmlDataSource.EnableCaching = false;
                        myXmlDataSource.Data = myXmlData;
                  }
            }

LeeHenry

ASKER

aki4u,

This didn't fix the problem. I'm getting the error after the page unloads...
??

aki4u

same error? if not, can you post the error description?

LeeHenry

ASKER

yes.. same error..

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LeeHenry

ASKER

figured it out.. The problem was on the Page Init when I loaded the master pages dynamically, I was doing a postback Check, and when the page unloaded it was crashing because the master page wasn't assigned. I removed the postback check, and it works.

Thanks for the suggestions..