[FLEX-17529] Launching a pop-up (Alert, ColorPicker dropdown) from a sub-application loaded in compatible mode causes a RTE

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Fix Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: Marshall Plan (Versioning)
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 10/Feb/09 12:38
• Updated: 15/Apr/11 15:29
• Resolved: 11/Feb/09 05:06

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Load the bugfile test.swf
2. Press the button in the sub-application to launch an Alert.

Note: loadForCompatibility=true is set on the SWFLoader. If the value for loadForCompatibility=false, the bug doesn't reproduce.

Actual Results:RTE
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at mx.managers::SystemManagerProxy/get swfBridgeGroup()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemManagerProxy.as:273]
at mx.managers::SystemManager/hasSWFBridges()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemManager.as:1497]
at mx.managers::SystemManager/addEventListener()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemManager.as:1436]
at mx.managers::SystemManagerProxy/addEventListener()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemManagerProxy.as:188]
at mx.managers::SystemManager()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemManager.as:294]
at mx.managers::SystemManagerProxy()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemManagerProxy.as:60]
at mx.managers::PopUpManagerImpl/addPopUp()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\PopUpManagerImpl.as:287]
at mx.managers::PopUpManager$/addPopUp()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\PopUpManager.as:169]
at mx.controls::Alert$/show()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\controls\Alert.as:519]
at MP_Alert_Child/showPopup()[C:\depot\flex\qa\sdk\testsuites\mustella\tests\components\Alert\SWFs\MP_Alert_Child.mxml:13]
at MP_Alert_Child/__showAlert_button_click()[C:\depot\flex\qa\sdk\testsuites\mustella\tests\components\Alert\SWFs\MP_Alert_Child.mxml:19]

Expected Results:

Workaround (if any):