Bug 511715

Summary: DataContractSerializer constructor crashes if one of the 'KnownType' attributes defines a method instead of a type.
Product: [Mono] Mono: Class Libraries Reporter: Joseph Fradley <joe.fradley>
Component: WCFAssignee: Noam Lampert <noaml>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Mono Bugs <mono-bugs>
Severity: Normal    
Priority: P5 - None    
Version: 2.4.x   
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Hardware: 32bit   
OS: Other   
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Attachments: Simple stand alone example of problem

Description Joseph Fradley 2009-06-10 15:37:24 UTC
Created attachment 297227 [details]
Simple stand alone example of problem

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If the constructor of DataContractSerializer is called using a type that has any KnowType attributes defined using a methodname and not a Type a NullReferenceException is thrown.

Looking at the source code for DataContractSerializer for version 2.4 it looks like the problem is in PopulateTypes(). It assumes that a type is always defined when in fact a methodname could be instead, in which case the method would need to be called to get the list of known types.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. create a class with [DataContract] attribute and [KnownType(string methodname)] attribute.
2. Serialize the class using a DataContractSerializer object.

Actual Results:  
Stack Trace:
Unhandled Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
  at System.Runtime.Serialization.KnownTypeCollection.IsPrimitiveNotEnum (System.Type type) [0x00000] 
  at System.Runtime.Serialization.KnownTypeCollection.TryRegister (System.Type type) [0x00000] 
  at System.Runtime.Serialization.DataContractSerializer.PopulateTypes (IEnumerable`1 knownTypes) [0x00000] 
  at System.Runtime.Serialization.DataContractSerializer..ctor (System.Type type, IEnumerable`1 knownTypes) [0x00000] 
  at System.Runtime.Serialization.DataContractSerializer..ctor (System.Type type) [0x00000] 



Expected Results:  
No exception.