Flash builder 4.7 throwing errors for no reason - is there a fix?

[rickwillett]

Hello,

I am using FB4.7, right now on an AS project. For some reason, FB has started "locking up" on runtime errors. Meaning, if I run a code with an error, then fix the error, FB still reports an issue at that line, even if the line is blank.

In the attached image, you can see that I am getting a 1009 Error on the second reference to a variable that has been declared directly above - obviously a bs error.  I had a chunk of code there before, that did have the error, but I am still getting the Error, can't test, compile, etc.

Very frustrating, no idea what is causing this!!! Thanks for any input!

FB 4.7 Win7

[Kevin_Sherrill]

Sorry, I don't know the cause of your error.

Although I'm relatively new to FB (I've previously developed mostly in Flash Pro) I've run into something similar I think.

Sometimes FB is looking at object compiled and sitting in your debug-bin folder. After you fix a bug and it doesn't go away, then do a project clean and that might clear it up.

[rickwillett]

Thanks Kevin,

I have tried cleaning, and getting rid of the bin-debug, but the behavior seems to either come back quickly or not go away at all. I thought it was localized to new projects, but older imported projects are doing the same thing. Hopefully there is a permanent fix I am not seeing.

[Kevin_Sherrill]

Looks like its dying on the first line of code in that method. Try checking:

The methods parameters - perhaps compiler doesn't like TextFormat defaulting to null

   Or perhaps you're using that default null param and its biting you but misreporting the line number.

   Seems like I might have had problems in the past with params, but I think it was with assigning null to a callback function param.

      Instead I had it default to an empty class method called NullMethod, or some such.

Other ideas, although these usually apply to compile time errors and not runtime:

Import statements - are you missing one?

Access modifiers - is something trying to call this method that doesn't have access?

Check for syntax errors higher in the file.