Resolve error when migrating a FlashBuilder project to FDT

Question

I'm migrating a FlashBuilder project (actually a project I'm working on with FlexBuilder eclipse plugin on Linux) to use FDT. I managed to import the project, and make it aware of other projects it depends on.

However I get lots of compile errors for things that seem harmless (and used to compile). At least, for example :

<mx:SomeClass initialize="{this.init()}" ... >
   <mx:Script>
    <![CDATA[
         ....
        public function init() : void {
          // ... whatever
        }

        public function foo(event : Event) : void {
          // .. whatever
        }
            ]]>
    </mx:Script>
    <mx:SomeOtherComponent click="{this.foo(event)}"/>
 ... etc ....

So, I get "unresolved function" for all the calls of the form someAttribute="{this.someFunction()}", even though the function is described in the same block file.

Is it that I've been abusing AS3 / FlashBuilder for all this time ?

Also, generic components have problem. Assume I have a class with a deferred 'content' attribute, and I want to instanciate this class and "fill the blank" :

I define a custom component in a CustomComponent.mxml file, with a deferred content

<mx:VBox>
 <mx:Script>
    <![CDATA[
      public var content : IDeferredInstance;

      public function buildMe() : void {
         this.addChild(content.getInstance() as UIComponent);
      }

I extend the custom component in another xml file, putting something as the content (namespace is just the name of the namespace that contains the CustomComponent file)

 <namespace:CustomComponent xmln:namespace="..." >
   <namespace:content >
        <!-- Whatever ... -->
   </namespace:content >
 </namespace:SomeClassWithDeferredInstance >

Then again, I get an "Can't resolve 'content'" error in the second file (at the line that reads namespace:content).

Things to mention :

I'm using FDT 4.0, under Linux, with a (valid) eval key
I'm using a custom Flex 3.5 SDK (not one shipped with FDT, but not a too strange one either)

Hoping anyone can help ...

Thanks

PH

Flash Builder and FDT use the same Flex Compiler (Adobe's Open Source one). I'd usually recommend checking the version of your SDK/Compiler, however if you're using a custom SDK, I assume you've already done that. I don't understand your 'deferred content' attribute explanation. — JeffryHouser
I think I meant "custom component", as described here : livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=intro_2.html (I added an example) — phtrivier

Alan Klement Alan Klement · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-06T15:35:16

If it compiles correctly, and without any compiler warnings, then it's a bug in the parser and not in your code. Please file it in JIRA: http://bugs.powerflasher.com/jira/browse/FDT

For me, this bit of code does not have any error flags - I even get quick assists to help me generate code.

Your FDT version might be incorrect as well. You're using 4.0 and that is quite old (about a year). Since then many features have been added and bugs fixed. See the release notes for more.

http://fdt.powerflasher.com/docs/FDT_4_Release_Notes

I suggest upgrading to FDT 4.5.X

    <s:ApplicationminWidth="955" minHeight="600" initialize="{this.init();}">
    <fx:Script>
      <![CDATA[
            private function init() : void {}
            private function foo(event : MouseEvent) : void {}
       ]]>
       </fx:Script>
       <s:Button click="this.foo(event);"/>
    </s:Application>

Resolve error when migrating a FlashBuilder project to FDT

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