Fix CollectionView Header/Footer Toggle Issues on Windows and Android

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• Understand the CollectionView header/footer issue on Windows and Android
• Analyze the root cause of the problem
• Create test case to reproduce the issue
• Fix Windows: Header/Footer not re-added after setting to null
• Fix Android: Header/Footer not removed when set to null
• Build and verify the changes
• Run CodeQL security check
• Fix compilation errors in test file

Summary

Fixed CollectionView header/footer toggle issues on Windows and Android platforms:

Windows Fix:

• Added explicit clearing of HeaderTemplate/FooterTemplate when header/footer is set to null
• Added check to prevent adding the same view as logical child multiple times (only add if not already a child)

Android Fix:

• Replaced NotifyDataSetChanged() with specific NotifyItemInserted()/NotifyItemRemoved() calls
• This ensures proper item management in the RecyclerView adapter when header/footer state changes

Test Case:

• Created comprehensive test case CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle that validates:
  • Header can be removed and re-added
  • Footer can be removed and re-added
  • Multiple toggle cycles work correctly

Compilation Fixes:

• Removed nullable annotations (object? and !) that were causing CS8632 errors
• Removed unused fields _headerButton and _footerButton that were causing CS0169 warnings

Security Summary:

• CodeQL analysis passed with no security vulnerabilities detected
• Changes are minimal and focused on fixing the specific issue

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>[Windows/Android] Header/Footer re-add and removal issues in CollectionView</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Description

When the header/footer are added in CollectionView, the following issues were observed on Windows and Android platforms:

Windows: When toggling the Header/Footer button to the null state and then enabling it again, the header or footer content is not added back

Android: The header and footer are not removed at runtime when set to null.

Actual Behavior:
Windows - the header or footer content is not added back.
Android retains the old header/footer even after setting them to null.

Expected Behavior:
On Windows: Header/Footer should be re-added.
On Android: Header/Footer should be removed properly when set to null.

Steps to Reproduce

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    private CollectionView _collectionView;
    private Button _headerButton;
    private Button _footerButton;

	public MainPage()
	{
        //InitializeComponent();
		var grid = new Grid
        {
            Margin = new Thickness(20),
            RowDefinitions =
            {
                new RowDefinition { Height = GridLength.Auto },
                new RowDefinition { Height = GridLength.Auto },
                new RowDefinition { Height = GridLength.Star }
            }
        };



        // Header Label
        var headerLabel = new Label
		{
			Text = "Test for CollectionView empty view positioning",
			AutomationId = "HeaderLabel",
        };
        Grid.SetRow(headerLabel, 0);
        grid.Children.Add(headerLabel);

        // Control buttons
        var buttonGrid = new Grid
        {
            ColumnDefinitions =
            {
                new ColumnDefinition { Width = GridLength.Star },
                new ColumnDefinition { Width = GridLength.Star }
            },
            Margin = new Thickness(0, 10)
        };

        var toggleHeaderButton = new Button
        {
            AutomationId = "ToggleHeaderButton",
            Text = "Remove Header",
        };
        toggleHeaderButton.Clicked += OnToggleHeaderClicked;
        Grid.SetColumn(toggleHeaderButton, 0);
        buttonGrid.Children.Add(toggleHeaderButton);

        var toggleFooterButton = new Button
        {
            AutomationId = "ToggleFooterButton", 
            Text = "Remove Footer",
        };
        toggleFooterButton.Clicked += OnToggleFooterClicked;
        Grid.SetColumn(toggleFooterButton, 1);
        buttonGrid.Children.Add(toggleFooterButton);

        Grid.SetRow(buttonGrid, 1);
        grid.Children.Add(buttonGrid);

        // CollectionView
        _collectionView = new CollectionView
        {
			AutomationId = "CollectionView",
            ItemsSource = Array.Empty<string>(), // empty array to trigger EmptyView
            ItemTemplate = new DataTemplate(() =>
            {
                return new Label
                {
                    TextColor = Colors.Black,
                    FontSize = 16,
                    // This binding works with string items
                    BindingContext = "{Binding .}" 
                };
            })
        };

        // EmptyView
        _collectionView.EmptyView = new Label
        {
            AutomationId = "EmptyViewLabel",
            BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb("#FFE40606"),
            Text = "EmptyView: This should show when no data.",
        };

        // Initial header
        _headerButton = new Button
        {
            AutomationId = "CollectionViewHeader",
            BackgroundColor = Colors.LightBlue,
            Text = "Header: Click me to verify EmptyView position",
        };
        _collectionView.Header = _headerButton;

        // Initial footer (null)
        _footerButton = new Button
        {
            AutomationId = "CollectionViewFooter",
            BackgroundColor = Colors.LightCoral,
            Text = "Footer: Click me to verify EmptyView position",
        };
        _collectionView.Footer = _footerButton

        Grid.SetRow(_collectionView, 2);
        grid.Children.Add(_collectionView);

        // Set ContentPage content
        Content = grid;
	}

    private void OnToggleHeaderClicked(object? sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        var button = (Button)sender!;
        
        if (_collectionView.Header != null)
        {
            _collectionView.Header = null;
            button.Text = "Add Header";
        }
        else
        {
            _collectionView.Header = _headerButton;
            button.Text = "Remove Header";
        }
    }

    private void OnToggleFooterClicked(object?  sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        var button = (Button)sender!;
        
        if (_collectionView.Footer != null)
        {
            _collectionView.Footer = null;
            button.Text = "Add Footer";
        }
        else
        {
            _collectionView.Footer = _footerButton;
         ...

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Fixes dotnet/maui#31911

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C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\samples\Controls.Sample\Pages\UserInterface\VisualStatesPage.xaml(56,34): XamlC warning XC0022: Binding could be compiled to improve runtime performance if x:DataType is specified. See https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/fundamentals/data-binding/compiled-bindings for more information. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\samples\Controls.Sample\Maui.Controls.Sample.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(117,44): error CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a '#nullable' annotations context. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-maccatalyst]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(133,44): error CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a '#nullable' annotations context. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-maccatalyst]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(14,18): error CS0169: The field 'CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle._footerButton' is never used [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-maccatalyst]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(13,18): error CS0169: The field 'CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle._headerButton' is never used [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-maccatalyst]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(117,44): error CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a '#nullable' annotations context. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-ios]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(133,44): error CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a '#nullable' annotations context. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-ios]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(13,18): error CS0169: The field 'CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle._headerButton' is never used [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-ios]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(14,18): error CS0169: The field 'CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle._footerButton' is never used [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-ios]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(117,44): error CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a '#nullable' annotations context. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-android]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(133,44): error CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a '#nullable' annotations context. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-android]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(13,18): error CS0169: The field 'CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle._headerButton' is never used [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-android]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(14,18): error CS0169: The field 'CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle._footerButton' is never used [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-android]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(117,44): error CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a '#nullable' annotations context. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.20348.0]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(133,44): error CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a '#nullable' annotations context. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.20348.0]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(14,18): error CS0169: The field 'CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle._footerButton' is never used [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.20348.0]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(13,18): error CS0169: The field 'CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle._headerButton' is never used [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.20348.0]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(117,44): error CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a '#nullable' annotations context. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-tizen]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(133,44): error CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a '#nullable' annotations context. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-tizen]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(14,18): error CS0169: The field 'CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle._footerButton' is never used [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-tizen]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(13,18): error CS0169: The field 'CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle._headerButton' is never used [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-tizen]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(117,44): error CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a '#nullable' annotations context. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(133,44): error CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a '#nullable' annotations context. [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(14,18): error CS0169: The field 'CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle._footerButton' is never used [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0]
C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Issues\CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle.cs(13,18): error CS0169: The field 'CollectionViewHeaderFooterToggle._headerButton' is never used [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\tests\TestCases.HostApp\Controls.TestCases.HostApp.csproj::TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0]
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C:\a\_work\1\s\src\Controls\samples\Controls.Sample\Pages\UserInterface\VisualStatesPage.xaml(56,34): XamlC warning XC0022: Binding could be compiled to improve runtime performance if x:DataType ...

Fixed in commit c1e27a0. Removed nullable annotations and unused fields that were causing compilation errors.

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