[FLEX-24627] Popping an alert in a module throws Runtime exception

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: Modules
• Environment: Affected OS(s): Windows; Affected OS(s): Windows XP; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 28/Jul/10 05:58
• Updated: 10/May/11 13:43
• Resolved: 28/Jul/10 20:34

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Compile and run below sample piece of code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
<mx:ModuleLoader url="mod1.swf"/>
</s:Application>

mod1.mxml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Module xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" layout="absolute">
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.controls.Alert;
protected function bt_click():void

{ Alert.show('VS','Hi'); }

]]
>
</fx:Script>
<s:Button label="Click" click="bt_click()"/>
</mx:Module>

2. Click on the button 'Click'
3. Run time exception is thrown

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at mx.managers::PopUpManagerImpl/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::createModalWindow()
at mx.managers::PopUpManagerImpl/addPopUp()
at mx.managers::PopUpManager$/addPopUp()
at mx.controls::Alert$/show()
at mod1/bt_click()
at mod1/___mod1_Button1_click()

Actual Results:Popping an alert in a module throws Runtime exception

Expected Results: No RTE

Workaround (if any): none