[FLEX-33922] validateNow() Freezes the browser

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Later
• Affects Version/s: Apache Flex 4.9.0, Apache Flex 4.10.0, Apache Flex 4.11.0, Apache Flex 4.12.0
• Component/s: mx: Box View
• Environment: Windows 8, tested on Chrome, Mozilla and Internet Explorer
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Thiago Maia
• Created: 21/Nov/13 10:34
• Updated: 06/Dec/13 08:38
• Resolved: 06/Dec/13 08:38

Description

Whats happen:
When try to set a color for a vbox background and activate it, it will froze.
Can be tested on this link;
http://www.a00s.com/teste2013/vbox/TesteVbox.html
Project for Eclipse is here
http://www.a00s.com/teste2013/vbox/TesteVbox.rar

Expected;
Vbox activated for use

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This sequence make it freezes

currentVBox3.setStyle('backgroundColor',0x003300);

then enable a disable VBox
currentVBox4.enabled = true;

then validate
TelaLocal.validateNow();

or

this.validateNow();

below the full code:

TesteVBox.mxml
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<?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"
minWidth="955" minHeight="600">
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.containers.VBox;
private function testing():void {
var newVBox:VBox = new VBox();
newVBox.label = "aa";
newVBox.id = "aa";
TelaLocal.addChild(newVBox);

var newVBox2:VBox = new VBox();
newVBox2.label = "bb";
newVBox2.id = "bb";
newVBox2.enabled = false;
TelaLocal.addChild(newVBox2);

var formChildren3:Array = TelaLocal.getChildren();
for each(var currentVBox3:VBox in formChildren3)

{ currentVBox3.setStyle('backgroundColor',0x003300); }

}
private function testing2():void {
var formChildren4:Array = TelaLocal.getChildren();
for each(var currentVBox4:VBox in formChildren4)

{ currentVBox4.enabled = true; }

TelaLocal.validateNow(); // or this.validateNow();
}
]]>
</fx:Script>
<mx:TabNavigator id="TelaLocal" width="100%" height="100%"/>
<s:Button x="201" y="73.1" label="1) Press first here" id="aaaaaaa" click="

{testing()}

" width="150"/>
<s:Button x="401" y="73.1" label="2) Then here" id="bbbbbbb" click="

{testing2()}

" width="150"/>
<s:TextInput x="201" y="120" width="100"> </s:TextInput>
<s:TextInput x="201" y="180" width="100"> </s:TextInput>
<s:TextInput x="201" y="220" width="100"> </s:TextInput>

</s:Application>