[Bug] XamarinForms xaml Hot Reload causing System.ObjectDisposedException: Cannot access a disposed object.

[YiannisBourkelis]

Description

During debugging, the second time I change a property inside the ProductsListPage xaml in the attached project, an exception is raised and the application crash.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open attached project in Visual Studio (OSX)
2. Debug on iOS Simulator or Actual iOS Device with iOS 14.0
3. Open ProductsList.xaml
4. Change a property e.g StackLayout Padding="10,10,10,12"
5. Save the changes. Hot reload will reflect the changes
6. Change a property again. e.g. StackLayout Padding="12,10,10,12"
7. App will crash

Expected Behavior

Hot reload should display the changes

Actual Behavior

Crash with the following

System.ObjectDisposedException: Cannot access a disposed object. Object name: 'GroupableItemsViewController`1'. at Foundation.NSObject.get_SuperHandle () [0x0004a] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/14.0.0.0/src/Xamarin.iOS/Foundation/NSObject2.cs:401 at UIKit.UIViewController.get_IsViewLoaded () [0x00023] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/14.0.0.0/src/Xamarin.iOS/UIKit/UIViewController.g.cs:2147 at Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS.ObservableItemsSource.NotLoadedYet () [0x00000] in D:\a\1\s\Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS\CollectionView\ObservableItemsSource.cs:287 at Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS.ObservableItemsSource.ReloadRequired () [0x00000] in D:\a\1\s\Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS\CollectionView\ObservableItemsSource.cs:292 at Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS.ObservableItemsSource.Add (System.Collections.Specialized.NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs args) [0x00023] in D:\a\1\s\Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS\CollectionView\ObservableItemsSource.cs:163 at Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS.ObservableItemsSource.CollectionChanged (System.Collections.Specialized.NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs args) [0x00061] in D:\a\1\s\Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS\CollectionView\ObservableItemsSource.cs:117 at Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS.ObservableItemsSource.CollectionChanged (System.Object sender, System.Collections.Specialized.NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs args) [0x000b7] in D:\a\1\s\Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS\CollectionView\ObservableItemsSource.cs:108 at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncMethodBuilderCore+<>c.b__7_0 (System.Object state) [0x00000] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/Current/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/runtime/compilerservices/AsyncMethodBuilder.cs:1021 at Foundation.NSAsyncSynchronizationContextDispatcher.Apply () [0x00000] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/14.0.0.0/src/Xamarin.iOS/Foundation/NSAction.cs:178 at at (wrapper managed-to-native) UIKit.UIApplication.UIApplicationMain(int,string[],intptr,intptr) at UIKit.UIApplication.Main (System.String[] args, System.IntPtr principal, System.IntPtr delegate) [0x00005] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/14.0.0.0/src/Xamarin.iOS/UIKit/UIApplication.cs:86 at UIKit.UIApplication.Main (System.String[] args, System.String principalClassName, System.String delegateClassName) [0x0000e] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/14.0.0.0/src/Xamarin.iOS/UIKit/UIApplication.cs:65 at invoices.iOS.Application.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00001] in /Users/yiannis/Projects/Invoices-bug/src/invoices.iOS/Main.cs:17

Basic Information

• Version with issue: Xamarin.Forms 4.8.0.1451
• Last known good version:
• IDE: Visual Studio for Mac Community v8.7.8
• Platform Target Frameworks:
  • iOS: iOS 14.0 both actual device and simulator
  • Android: working
  • UWP: not tested
• Android Support Library Version:
• Nuget Packages:
• Affected Devices: iPhone / iPad / Simulator

Screenshots

Reproduction Link

hot-reload-bug.zip

Workaround

VS bug #1226462

[jsuarezruiz]

@YiannisBourkelis Thanks for the repro sample. Can reproduce the issue.