[FLEX-17688] Binding between MX:XML replaces node's localName

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 3.2 (Release)
• Component/s: .Unspecified - Compiler, Data Binding, MXML Compiler, MXML Compiler - Error Reporting, MXML Compiler - Properties, MXML Components, MXML Scripting
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Browser: Firefox 3.x; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 19/Feb/09 11:45
• Updated: 19/Feb/09 11:55

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Create 2 mx:XML tags and use {} to bind from one to the other.

Actual Results:
Binding completely replaces the node, instead of just the contents.

Expected Results:
Visually looking at the xml, I would assume just contents would be replaced.

Workaround (if any):
Cast the XML to a string.

Example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" applicationComplete="applicationCompleteHandler()">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
private function applicationCompleteHandler():void

{ trace('----Unexpected results----'); trace(unexpectedResults); trace(''); trace('----Expected results-----'); trace(expectedResults); }

]]
>
</mx:Script>
<mx:XML id="translations">
<root>
<bug>This seems like a bug</bug>
</root>
</mx:XML>
<mx:XML id="unexpectedResults">
<root>
<label>

{translations.bug}

</label>
</root>
</mx:XML>
<mx:XML id="expectedResults">
<root>
<label>

{String(translations.bug)}

</label>
</root>
</mx:XML>
</mx:Application>