[FLEX-16081] memory leak when update label's text in Timer

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: mx: Label
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 13/Oct/08 01:01
• Updated: 13/Oct/08 08:32

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Test.mxml as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:WindowedApplication xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" creationComplete="init()">
<mx:Label x="85" y="91" text="Label" id="time_label" fontSize="24"/>
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
private var qt:QT;
public function init():void

{ qt = new QT(this); }

]]
>
</mx:Script>

</mx:WindowedApplication>

2. which QT.as as follows:
package
{
import flash.events.*;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import mx.formatters.DateFormatter;

public class QT
{

private var GER9:Object;
private var formater:DateFormatter = new DateFormatter();

public function QT(GER:Object)

{ formater.formatString="YYYY/MM/DD JJ:NN:SS"; this.GER9 = GER; var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(1000, 0); myTimer.addEventListener("timer", timerHandler); myTimer.start(); }

public function timerHandler(event:TimerEvent):void

{ var now:Date = new Date(); this.GER9.time_label.text = formater.format(now.toLocaleString()); }

}
}
3.

Actual Results:
when profile this projet, it seem's many String object was created .

Expected Results:
I think there should be nothing when loitering Object between two memory snapshot

Workaround (if any):