[FLEX-20987] backGroundImage referenced via URL results in runtime error

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Later
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: Spark: BorderContainer
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Browser: Firefox 3.x; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 09/Sep/09 10:02
• Updated: 15/Apr/11 15:05
• Resolved: 28/Jan/12 01:07

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Add a Border control to an MXML doc and assign an image URL to it's backGroundImage property:

<s:Border height="200" width="200" backgroundImage="flowers.jpg">
</s:Border>

2. Compile/run.

Actual Results: Runtime error:

ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable jpg is not defined.
at global/flash.utils::getDefinitionByName()
at mx.graphics::BitmapFill/set source()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\graphics\BitmapFill.as:541]
at spark.skins.spark::BorderSkin/updateDisplayList()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\spark\src\spark\skins\spark\BorderSkin.as:191]
at mx.core::UIComponent/validateDisplayList()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:8017]
at mx.managers::LayoutManager/validateDisplayList()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:663]
at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiation()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:718]
at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiationCallback()[E:\dev\trunk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:1069]

Expected Results: Image is displayed.

Workaround (if any): Embed the image in the SWF instead.
<s:Border height="200" width="200" backgroundImage="@Embed(source='flowers.jpg')">