[Mono-list] Context object inside Web service constructor.

[Gonzalo Paniagua Javier]

On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 12:37, Mariano Alarcon wrote:
> Here is a small web service that behaves strangelly:
> ...
> [WebService]
> public class ContextInsideConstructor : System.Web.Services.WebService {
>      public ContextInsideConstructor() {
>           //CODEGEN: This call is required by the ASP.NET Web Services
> Designer
>           InitializeComponent();
> 
>           // This throws a Null Reference Exception on mono
>           string fails1 = Context.Request.PhysicalApplicationPath;
>           string fails2 = Context.Request.Url.AbsoluteUri;
>      }
> 
>      [WebMethod]
>      public string ReturnPhisicalPath() {
>          // This works fine
>          return Context.Request.PhysicalApplicationPath;
>      }
> 
>      [WebMethod]
>      public string ReturnAbsoluteUri() {
>          // This works fine too
>          return Context.Request.Url.AbsoluteUri;
>      }
> ...
> 
> This web service was created with VS.NET 2003 and it works fine on
> Windows with the .NET 1.1 from ms. However, mono 1.0 running on linux
> gives a NullReferenceException when trying to call either webmethod.
> Commenting the lines in the constructor of the WS solves the problem. So
> I am guessing the Context object is not properly initialized by the time
> mod_mono or xsp hit the constructor.
> 
> This is as far as I am willing to go. Hope it helps.

It does not help. Read http://www.mono-project.com/using/bugs.html for a
check list when reporting a bug.

-Gonzalo