vaadin / vaadin/framework

Cannot add columns to a Grid which was not created using the Grid(Class) constructor

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Description

Using Vaadin 8.0.0, tried to create Grid using the (String, DataProvider) constructor. However, when I try to add columns to such Grid, the following exception occurs:

java.lang.IllegalStateException: A Grid created without a bean type class literal or a custom property set doesn't support finding properties by name.
	at com.vaadin.ui.Grid$1.getProperty(Grid.java:2008)
	at com.vaadin.ui.Grid.addColumn(Grid.java:2200)
	at com.vaadin.ui.Grid.addColumn(Grid.java:2171)

I thought that the columns were pre-created, but nope, Grid.getColumns() returns an empty list.

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Start with Grid.java at Grid$1.getProperty and Grid.addColumn, reproducing the String/DataProvider constructor path described in the issue. No test file is named; verify the behavior around Grid.getColumns(). Done means columns can be added without the reported IllegalStateException.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
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