Unhelpful NullReferenceException when a PageFunction has no default constructor
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Description
* .NET Core Version: 5
* Windows version: 20H2 Build 19402.867
**Problem description:** A page function that has no default constructor and is not kept alive is returned to with `OnReturn()`
**Actual behavior:** A `NullReferenceException` is thrown in [BindToMethod](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/main/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/DefaultBinder.cs#L30).
**Expected behavior:** An exception with an error message that helps tracking down the problem is thrown.
The `NullReferenceException` happens because [CreateInstanceWithCtor](https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/blob/main/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/System.Xaml/System/Xaml/Runtime/DynamicMethodRuntime.cs#L193) calls `BindToMethod` and passes the `args` which are `null` but `BindToMethod` assumes that `args` is not null.
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