[FLEX-34856] Mobile TextArea component loses HTML formatting with View change or Style change

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Apache Flex 4.14.1
• Fix Version/s: Apache Flex 4.15.0
• Component/s: Mobile: Text
• Labels: easytest patch
• Environment: All Mobile Platforms
• Flags: Patch, Important
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: c sills
• Created: 26/May/15 17:36
• Updated: 14/Jul/15 04:32

Description

Steps to reproduce:

1. Using a Mobile TextArea component set the htmlText property of the StyleableTextField display of the TextArea component. eg.

StyleableTextField(main_txt.textDisplay).htmlText = "<b>HTML</b>";
note: TextArea requires skin class: spark.skins.mobile.TextAreaSkin

2. Change a style on the TextArea such as Font Size or Font Type. eg.

main_txt.setStyle("fontSize",25);

3. OR change to a new View and return to previous View with destructionPolicy="never"

Results:

HTML formatting like font color and size is removed.