[FLEX-26200] Set compareFunction property to mx:Sort, mx:SortField with invalid return type function, no error popup.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: Collections
• 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/Dec/10 19:30
• Updated: 01/Apr/11 17:22
• Resolved: 10/Dec/10 12:12

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1.create a mx:Sort and mx:SortField under "Declarations" tag. Set fields property of Sort to this SortField. Set name property of SortField to correct field name.
2.Set a compareFunction with incorrect return type, like Date, void.
3.Create an ArrayCollection instance and set Sort to created mx sort instance.
4.Call refresh() method of this ArrayCollection instance.

Actual Results:
No error popup. And the sort result will keep as not-sorted.

Expected Results:
An error popup to figure out compareFunction is not correct with signature.

Workaround (if any):

NOTE: Please see sample application code attached.