[FLEX-17873] Compiler errors when trying to set backgroundColor on Application tag via databinding

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Later
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 4.0 (Release)
• Component/s: mx: Application, Spark: Application
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 28/Feb/09 22:51
• Updated: 15/Apr/11 15:19
• Resolved: 24/Jun/09 08:22

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Compile attached MXML file.

Actual Results:
Compiler errors (x2)

Data binding expression not allowed here.
Initializer for 'backgroundColor': cannot parse value of type uint from text '

{colorPicker.selectedColor}

'.

Expected Results:
no compiler errors

Workaround (if any):
Set via CSS or ActionScript or static value (not binding)