MySQL Bugs: #8724: NullReferenceException in Designer

Bug #8724	NullReferenceException in Designer
Submitted:	23 Feb 2005 11:01	Modified:	30 Aug 2005 4:24
Reporter:	Markus Abele	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	Connector / NET	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	1.0.4	OS:	Windows (Windows XP SP2 German)
Assigned to:	Reggie Burnett	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
In the ConnectionString Property, a Error Message with a NullReferenceException is displayed. After compiling the source and running with debug symbols, I got the error message below:

System.NullReferenceException: Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt.
   at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnectionString.CreateConnectionString() in C:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Connector Net 1.0.4\src\MySqlClient\ConnectionString.cs:line 300
   at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnectionString.GetConnectionString() in C:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Connector Net 1.0.4\src\MySqlClient\ConnectionString.cs:line 261
   at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnection.get_ConnectionString() in C:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Connector Net 1.0.4\src\MySqlClient\Connection.cs:line 172

How to repeat:
Adding a MySQL Connection in the Designer

Suggested fix:
ConnectionString.cs, Line 317 and 318:

defaults["database"] = String.Empty;
defaults["charset"] = String.Empty;

The nulls in the default settings are causing this Exception.

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Additional info:

This is the same issue as bug #12551 and is fixed in 1.0.5

Added reference to this bug to the Bug #12551 changelog entry.