[FLEX-28163] DateSpinner : thrown TypeError when changing mode from time to date and acess minDate and maxDate

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Fix Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: Mobile: DateSpinner
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 12/Aug/11 02:18
• Updated: 15/Nov/11 16:12
• Resolved: 15/Aug/11 13:18

Description

Steps to reproduce:

1. Run the following simple code in debug :

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<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
creationComplete="init_app()">

<fx:Declarations>
<!-- Place non-visual elements (e.g., services, value objects) here -->
<fx:Date id="cDate" />
</fx:Declarations>
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import flash.events.Event;

import spark.components.calendarClasses.DateSelectorDisplayMode;

public function init_app():void

{ ds1.displayMode=DateSelectorDisplayMode.DATE; trace ("minDate is " + ds1.minDate.toString() ) ; trace ("maxDate is " + ds1.maxDate.toString() ) ; }

]]
>
</fx:Script>
<s:layout>
<s:VerticalLayout />
</s:layout>

<s:DateSpinner id="ds1" displayMode="

{DateSelectorDisplayMode.TIME}

" />

</s:Application>

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Actual Results:

Run time error , and stack trace is here :
[SWF] TestDateSpinner.swf - 2,829,824 bytes after decompression
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at spark.components::DateSpinner/commitProperties()[E:\dev\4.y\frameworks\projects\mobilecomponents\src\spark\components\DateSpinner.as:649]
at mx.core::UIComponent/validateProperties()[E:\dev\4.y\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:8219]
at mx.managers::LayoutManager/validateProperties()[E:\dev\4.y\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:597]
at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiation()[E:\dev\4.y\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:783]
at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiationCallback()[E:\dev\4.y\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:1180]

Expected Results:

Should be now error for this .

Workaround (if any):