[FLEX-27306] Complex E4X expression in ActionScript variable causes the compiler to NPE

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Later
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: MXML Compiler
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 14/Apr/11 10:19
• Updated: 25/Aug/11 23:40
• Resolved: 03/May/11 16:59

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Compile attached action script (ASTest.as) file

Actual Result:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at macromedia.asc.semantics.ConstantEvaluator.PreprocessDefinitionTypeInfo(ConstantEvaluator.java:353)
at macromedia.asc.semantics.ConstantEvaluator.PreprocessDefinitionTypeInfo(ConstantEvaluator.java:146)
at macromedia.asc.semantics.ConstantEvaluator.PreprocessDefinitionTypeInfo(ConstantEvaluator.java:110)
at flex2.compiler.as3.As3Compiler.analyze3(As3Compiler.java:661)
at flex2.compiler.mxml.InterfaceCompiler.analyze3(InterfaceCompiler.java:404)
at flex2.compiler.mxml.MxmlCompiler.analyze3(MxmlCompiler.java:244)
at flex2.compiler.CompilerAPI.analyze(CompilerAPI.java:3084)
at flex2.compiler.CompilerAPI.analyze(CompilerAPI.java:2977)
at flex2.compiler.CompilerAPI.batch2(CompilerAPI.java:515)
at flex2.compiler.CompilerAPI.batch(CompilerAPI.java:1274)
at flex2.compiler.CompilerAPI.compile(CompilerAPI.java:1496)
at flex2.tools.oem.Application.compile(Application.java:1188)
at flex2.tools.oem.Application.recompile(Application.java:1133)
at flex2.tools.oem.Application.compile(Application.java:819)
at flex2.tools.flexbuilder.BuilderApplication.compile(BuilderApplication.java:344)
at com.adobe.flexbuilder.multisdk.compiler.internal.ASApplicationBuilder$MyBuilder.mybuild(ASApplicationBuilder.java:319)
at com.adobe.flexbuilder.multisdk.compiler.internal.ASApplicationBuilder.build(ASApplicationBuilder.java:129)
at com.adobe.flexbuilder.multisdk.compiler.internal.ASBuilder.build(ASBuilder.java:198)
at com.adobe.flexbuilder.multisdk.compiler.internal.ASItemBuilder.build(ASItemBuilder.java:70)
at com.adobe.flexbuilder.project.compiler.internal.FlexProjectBuilder.buildItem(FlexProjectBuilder.java:575)
at com.adobe.flexbuilder.project.compiler.internal.FlexProjectBuilder.build(FlexProjectBuilder.java:350)
at com.adobe.flexbuilder.project.compiler.internal.FlexIncrementalBuilder.build(FlexIncrementalBuilder.java:187)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager$2.run(BuildManager.java:629)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuild(BuildManager.java:172)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuild(BuildManager.java:203)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager$1.run(BuildManager.java:255)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuild(BuildManager.java:258)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuildLoop(BuildManager.java:311)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.build(BuildManager.java:343)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.AutoBuildJob.doBuild(AutoBuildJob.java:144)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.AutoBuildJob.run(AutoBuildJob.java:242)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:54)

Expected Result:

Should compile successfully