[FLEX-35112] Escape Backslashes not Retained in String Literals, Result in Syntax Error

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: Apache FalconJX 0.8.0
• Component/s: FalconJX
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Yishay Weiss
• Created: 17/Jul/16 06:52
• Updated: 16/Nov/16 17:20
• Resolved: 16/Nov/16 17:19

Description

• In as3 insert line:

  var bs:String = "\\";
  

  -compile

expected:

var /** @type {string} */ bs = "\\";

actual:

var /** @type {string} */ bs = "\";

and a syntax error:
Invalid or unexpected token,..