Getting an odd error with rotator datasource

[Mark Eric]

Hello !| 

I am trying to use rotator in normal layout, but I am getting an odd error saying " NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

 " while I am setting the datasource ! 

here is a snippet of my code 

     List<Com.Syncfusion.Rotator.SfRotatorItem> images = new List<Com.Syncfusion.Rotator.SfRotatorItem>();

            List<int> imageID = new List<int>();

            imageID.Add(Resource.Drawable.icon);

            Context context = this;

            Com.Syncfusion.Rotator.SfRotatorItem item;

            ImageView image;

            for (int i = 0; i < imageID.Count; i++)

            {

                item = new Com.Syncfusion.Rotator.SfRotatorItem(context);

                image = new ImageView(context);

                image.SetImageResource(imageID[i]);

                item.Content = image;

                images.Add(item);

            }

            Com.Syncfusion.Rotator.SfRotator rotator = FindViewById<Com.Syncfusion.Rotator.SfRotator> (Resource.Id.imageRotator);

[Mark Eric]

I am using this method as reference : 
https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin-android/sfrotator/how-to

[Muneesh Kumar G]

Hi Mark Eric, 

 

Thanks for using Syncfusion products, 

 

We have analyzed your query and we would like to inform you that NullReferenceException occurs due to the control instance passing to SetContentView method. 

 

If you initialize the control in axml page, then we don’t need to pass the view to SetContentView method. You can resolve this problem by passing the axml page resource layout id itself as per the below code snippet. 

 

Code snippet: 

 

C#: 

 

SetContentView(Resource.Layout.activity_main); 

 

SfRotator rotator = FindViewById<SfRotator>(Resource.Id.sfRotator1); 

 

List<SfRotatorItem> rotatorItems = new List<SfRotatorItem>(); 

 

List<int> images = new List<int>(); 

images.Add(Resource.Drawable.movie1); 

images.Add(Resource.Drawable.movie2); 

images.Add(Resource.Drawable.movie3); 

 

for (int i = 0; i < images.Count; i++) 

{ 

    SfRotatorItem sfRotatorItem = new SfRotatorItem(this); 

    ImageView imageView = new ImageView(this); 

    imageView.SetImageResource(images[i]); 

    sfRotatorItem.Content = imageView; 

    rotatorItems.Add(sfRotatorItem); 

} 

 

rotator.DataSource = rotatorItems; 

 

 

We have created sample for your requirement. Please download the sample from below location. 

http://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/support/directtrac/general/ze/RotatorSample-2081193331.zip 

 

Please let us know if you have any queries.  

 

Regards, 

Muneesh Kumar G  

[Mark Eric]

Thanks so much for your help, Would you let me know how I can make the image stretch to fix the whole rotator? !

[Mark Eric]

Thanks , 
I already solved using 

    imageView.SetScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.FitXy);

[Muneesh Kumar G]

Hi Mark Eric,  

 

Glad that the issue has been resolved and please get back to us if you need any other assistance.  

 

Regards,  

Muneesh Kumar G   

[Mark Eric]

Thanks !