[FLEX-24815] DateTimeFormatter: get DateTimePattern function throw typeError , instead of return null When locale is not defined.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: Spark: Formatters
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 10/Aug/10 00:50
• Updated: 08/Sep/10 18:56
• Resolved: 10/Aug/10 20:09

Description

When creating an DateTimeFormatter object in action scripts , and don't set any locale .
then try to get its properties , DateTimePattern, it should return null like others , dateStyle , timeStyle.
however it will get TypeError like below now :

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at spark.formatters::DateTimeFormatter/get dateTimePattern()[C:\GaoMingzhu\Perforce\redcloud.corp.adobe.com_1820\mgao-redcloud1820-win-2\esg\flex\sdk\gs\frameworks\projects\spark\src\spark\formatters\DateTimeFormatter.as:414]
at TestBug/init()[C:\GaoMingzhu\Workspace\flex\TestApp\src\TestBug.mxml:41]
at TestBug/___TestBug_Application1_creationComplete()[C:\GaoMingzhu\Workspace\flex\TestApp\src\TestBug.mxml:5]
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at mx.core::UIComponent/dispatchEvent()[C:\GaoMingzhu\Perforce\redcloud.corp.adobe.com_1820\mgao-redcloud1820-win-2\esg\flex\sdk\gs\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:12896]
at mx.core::UIComponent/set initialized()[C:\GaoMingzhu\Perforce\redcloud.corp.adobe.com_1820\mgao-redcloud1820-win-2\esg\flex\sdk\gs\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:1667]
at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiation()[C:\GaoMingzhu\Perforce\redcloud.corp.adobe.com_1820\mgao-redcloud1820-win-2\esg\flex\sdk\gs\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:801]
at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiationCallback()[C:\GaoMingzhu\Perforce\redcloud.corp.adobe.com_1820\mgao-redcloud1820-win-2\esg\flex\sdk\gs\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:1124]

I attached a simple code to reproduce this issues , please get it from attachments.

Suggested fix :
Adding "return undefined ; " after locale is not defined. please see :
------------DateTimeFormatter.as----------------
public function get dateTimePattern():String

{ if (g11nWorkingInstance) return g11nWorkingInstance.getDateTimePattern(); if (!localeStyle) fallbackLastOperationStatus = LastOperationStatus.LOCALE_UNDEFINED_ERROR; return fallbackFormatter.dateTimePattern; }

---------------changed to be : -------------------
public function get dateTimePattern():String
{
if (g11nWorkingInstance)
return g11nWorkingInstance.getDateTimePattern();

if (!localeStyle)

{ fallbackLastOperationStatus = LastOperationStatus.LOCALE_UNDEFINED_ERROR; return undefined ; }

return fallbackFormatter.dateTimePattern;
}
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