Getting NULL trying to fetch category from tournament object

Error Description

Customers are encountering a "Null Reference Exception" (as follows) when attempting to fetch categories from a tournament object that is successfully cached within the SDK.

Object reference not set to an instance of an object

Applies to

• UOF SDK .Net (v1.56.0) and

• UOF SDK .NetCore (v1.29.0) or older

Symptoms

When a user requests a tournament associated with a category and/or sport that hasn't been obtained and cached under the "All Sports" or "All Tournaments for All Sports" endpoints, category data will not be returned.

Resolution

Fix was published in versions UOF SDK .Net (v1.57.0) and UOF SDK .NetCore (v1.30.0). The user needs to upgrade to the aforementioned or later versions of the SDK.