[FLEX-28761] Cannot use a SWF in spark image control

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: Spark: Image
• Environment: Affected OS(s): Windows; Affected OS(s): Windows 7; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 10/Oct/11 14:31
• Updated: 20/Oct/11 15:46
• Resolved: 20/Oct/11 13:49

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Assign the source property of a spark image control to a swf file.

<?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:Image works -->
<!--<mx:Image source="bluePentagon.swf" /> -->

<!-- s:Image fails -->
<s:Image source="bluePentagon.swf" />
</s:Application>

Actual Results:
TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert flash.display::MovieClip@c8546d1 to flash.display.Bitmap

Expected Results:
SWF should display on screen like mx:Image

Workaround (if any):

Alex discusses a possible workaround in http://forums.adobe.com/thread/911913