[FLEX-16865] System.setClipboard("") with empty string does not work

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 3.0 (Release)
• Component/s: mx: General
• Environment: Affected OS(s): Windows; Affected OS(s): Windows XP; Browser: Internet Explorer 6.x; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 11/Dec/08 08:13
• Updated: 11/Dec/08 08:13

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. call System.setClipboard("something")
2. call System.setClipboard("") to clear the Clipboard
3.
Alternatively use the attached demo application (but it is pretty simple itself)

Actual Results:
when pasting you get "something" instead of nothing or empty string

Expected Results:
paste empty string

Workaround (if any):
don't know