[FLEX-20495] Adobe AIR VideoDisplay doesn't fail on 404 paths

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 3.3 (Release)
• Component/s: mx: Video
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 05/Aug/09 20:35
• Updated: 05/Aug/09 20:37

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Copy and paste the following code into a NEW AIR Application withing Flex Builder
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:WindowedApplication xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" width="750" height="350">

<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.events.MetadataEvent;
import mx.events.VideoEvent;

private function urlEnter(event:Event):void

{ launchVideo(); }

private function clickGo():void { launchVideo(); }

private function launchVideo() : void {
try {
if (txtURL.text != "")

{ videoDisplay.close(); videoDisplay.source = txtURL.text; videoDisplay.play(); }
} catch (e:ErrorEvent) { trace(e); }
}

private function onVideoStateChange(evt:VideoEvent) : void {
switch (evt.state) { case "connectionError": videoDisplay.close(); break; }

textArea.text += evt.state + "\n";
}

private function onMetadataReceived(evt:MetadataEvent) : void { trace(evt); }
]]
>
</mx:Script>
<mx:VBox width="100%" height="100%">
<mx:HBox>
<mx:Label id="lblURL" text="URL:" />
<mx:TextInput id="txtURL" text="http://www.adobe.com/DOES_NOT_EXIST.mov" width="500" enter="urlEnter(event)"/>
<mx:Button label="Go" id="btnGo" width="40" click="clickGo()"/>
</mx:HBox>
<mx:HBox width="100%" height="100%">
<mx:VideoDisplay id="videoDisplay" stateChange="onVideoStateChange(event)" width="480" height="270" metadataReceived="onMetadataReceived(event)" />
<mx:TextArea id="textArea" width="250" height="270" />
</mx:HBox>
</mx:VBox>
</mx:WindowedApplication>



2. Run the air app and click GO


3. Now create a new Flex WEB Application and paste the following code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" width="750" height="350">

<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.events.MetadataEvent;
import mx.events.VideoEvent;

private function urlEnter(event:Event):void { launchVideo(); }

private function clickGo():void { launchVideo(); }

private function launchVideo() : void {
try {
if (txtURL.text != "") { videoDisplay.close(); videoDisplay.source = txtURL.text; videoDisplay.play(); }

} catch (e:ErrorEvent)

{ trace(e); }

}

private function onVideoStateChange(evt:VideoEvent) : void {
switch (evt.state)

{ case "connectionError": videoDisplay.close(); break; }

textArea.text += evt.state + "\n";
}

private function onMetadataReceived(evt:MetadataEvent) : void

{ trace(evt); }

]]
>
</mx:Script>
<mx:VBox width="100%" height="100%">
<mx:HBox>
<mx:Label id="lblURL" text="URL:" />
<mx:TextInput id="txtURL" text="http://www.adobe.com/DOES_NOT_EXIST.mov" width="500" enter="urlEnter(event)"/>
<mx:Button label="Go" id="btnGo" width="40" click="clickGo()"/>
</mx:HBox>
<mx:HBox width="100%" height="100%">
<mx:VideoDisplay id="videoDisplay" stateChange="onVideoStateChange(event)" width="480" height="270" metadataReceived="onMetadataReceived(event)" />
<mx:TextArea id="textArea" width="250" height="270" />
</mx:HBox>
</mx:VBox>
</mx:Application>

4. Run the Flex Web Application

Actual Results:
Within the AIR appliation, the Text Area will never show a connectionError. It never gets triggered by the VideoDisplay. However, the same code running in the Flex Web App, triggers the connectionError error.

Expected Results:
Adobe AIR should trigger the connectionError just as the same application within the web-browser does.

Workaround (if any):
None that I know of. If anyone can suggest one, please do.