[FLEX-20312] FocusManager Causes memory leak

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: Focus Manager
• Environment: Affected OS(s): Windows; Affected OS(s): Windows XP; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 23/Jul/09 08:32
• Updated: 15/Apr/11 15:07
• Resolved: 19/Aug/09 13:42

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. compile attached project
2. run project in profiler
3. open popup
4. remove popup
5. run GC, nitice that popup no longer in memory.

6. re-run project in profiler
7. open popup
8. click popup text field to focus it
9. close popup
10. run GC
11. notice that popup not removed from memory

12. re-run project in profiler
13. open popup
14. click popup text field to focus it.
15. click stage textinput to remove focus from popup
16. close popup
17. run gc
18. notice that popup is removed from memory.

Actual Results:
popup should be removed from memory even if it has focus

Expected Results:
popup not removed from memory

Workaround (if any):
focus some other object whenever you try to unload a view component