If you Apple-D on the DrawString method to decompile it, you'll see it's ios7 only
[Since (7, 0), CompilerGenerated] public static void DrawString (this NSString This, PointF point, UIStringAttributes attributes) { This.WeakDrawString (point, attributes.Dictionary); } I suspect it's calling } Messaging.void_objc_msgSend_PointF_IntPtr (This.Handle, Selector.GetHandle ("drawAtPoint:withAttributes:"), point, attributes.Handle); } Which is iOS7 only: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/uikit/reference/NSString_UIKit_Additions/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/NSString/drawAtPoint:withAttributes: Availability Available in iOS 7.0 and later. On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 9:13 AM, Guido Van Hoecke <gui...@gmail.com> wrote: > Guido Van Hoecke <gui...@gmail.com> writes: > >> Guido Van Hoecke <gui...@gmail.com> writes: >> >>> Guido Van Hoecke <gui...@gmail.com> writes: >>> >>>> Following method crashes on iPad. >>> >>> The problem might be related to the size of the font. The same code >>> works fine on iphone, but of course uses a smaller fint there. (The game >>> draws a character in an 8x8 grid, which means cell size and thus font >>> size is much smaller on iphone) >> >> The ipad runs ois 5.1.1, the iphone runs 7.0.4 >> >> This may also be important in pinpointing the bug. > > I filed a bug report at > https://bugzilla.xamarin.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17691 > > Guido > >> >> Guido >> >>>> >>>> private void DrawChar (CGContext g, RectangleF frame, string c, >>>> StateType state) >>>> { >>>> var h = Convert.ToInt32 (frame.Height * .8); >>>> var s = new NSString (c); >>>> var size = MCiOS.TextSize (UIFont.BoldSystemFontOfSize (h), >>>> c.ToString ()); >>>> var p = new PointF (frame.X + (frame.Width - size.Width) / 2, >>>> frame.Y + (frame.Height - size.Height) / 2); >>>> var font = UIFont.BoldSystemFontOfSize(h); >>>> Debug.Assert(font != null, "Failed to get font of size " + h); >>>> s.DrawString (p, new UIStringAttributes { >>>> Font = font, >>>> ForegroundColor = _textColors [(int)state], >>>> }); >>>> } >>>> >>>> The 'Font = font' line is painted green. >>>> >>>> Initially I did not use the intermediate variable but changed the code >>>> so that I could check on the font being null. Turns out it isn't: I get >>>> {Helvetica-Bold 56}. >>>> >>>> The details of the exception seem to indicate that it really crashes >>>> inside MonoTouch: >>>> >>>> System.ArgumentNullException: Argument cannot be null. >>>> Parameter name: key >>>> at MonoTouch.Foundation.DictionaryContainer.SetNativeValue >>>> (MonoTouch.Foundation.NSString key, INativeObject value, Boolean >>>> removeNullValue) [0x0002f] in >>>> /Developer/MonoTouch/Source/maccore/src/Foundation/.pmcs-compat.DictionaryContainer.cs:343 >>>> at MonoTouch.UIKit.UIStringAttributes.set_Font (MonoTouch.UIKit.UIFont >>>> value) [0x00000] in >>>> /Developer/MonoTouch/Source/monotouch/src/UIKit/.pmcs-compat.UIStringAttributes.cs:78 >>>> at XOOX.Classes.PuzzleView.DrawChar (MonoTouch.CoreGraphics.CGContext g, >>>> RectangleF frame, System.String c, StateType state) [0x000ad] in >>>> /Users/guivho/Mono/XOOX/XOOX/Classes/PuzzleView.cs:332 >>>> at XOOX.Classes.PuzzleView.DrawCell (RectangleF frame, System.String c, >>>> TrailType trail, StateType state, System.Collections.Generic.List`1 dots) >>>> [0x00066] in /Users/guivho/Mono/XOOX/XOOX/Classes/PuzzleView.cs:294 >>>> at XOOX.Classes.PuzzleView.DrawPuzzle () [0x00163] in >>>> /Users/guivho/Mono/XOOX/XOOX/Classes/PuzzleView.cs:163 >>>> at XOOX.Classes.PuzzleView.Draw (RectangleF rect) [0x00002] in >>>> /Users/guivho/Mono/XOOX/XOOX/Classes/PuzzleView.cs:112 >>>> at at (wrapper managed-to-native) >>>> MonoTouch.UIKit.UIApplication:UIApplicationMain >>>> (int,string[],intptr,intptr) >>>> at MonoTouch.UIKit.UIApplication.Main (System.String[] args, >>>> System.String principalClassName, System.String delegateClassName) >>>> [0x0004c] in >>>> /Developer/MonoTouch/Source/monotouch/src/UIKit/.pmcs-compat.UIApplication.cs:38 >>>> at XOOX.Application.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00008] in >>>> /Users/guivho/Mono/XOOX/XOOX/Main.cs:15 >>>> >>>> Is there some way I can prevent this error from happening? >>>> >>>> >>>> Guido >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The way I understand it, the Russians are sort of a combination of evil and >>>> incompetence... sort of like the Post Office with tanks. >>>> -- Emo Philips > _______________________________________________ > MonoTouch mailing list > MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch -- Nic Wise t. +64 21 676 418 | @fastchicken b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ _______________________________________________ MonoTouch mailing list MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch