Text input text is not shown unless it is focused in flex 4.6 android application
actionscript-3, air, android-emulator, apache-flex, flex4.6
Solution
Since the issue exists on Flex 4.6; but not Flex 4.5 it is probably a side effect/redraw issue with the new default TextInput skins that use StageText. I wrote a bit about that here.
In your 4.6 application, try setting the default Flex 4.5 skin:
<textInput skinClass="spark.skins.mobile.TextInputSkin" />
Problem
I am developing an AIR application for android using flex 4.6 and air 3.1.In the application i have a view in which there is a textinput and a search button.After typing some text and clicking search button will take to the result view.From the result view user can go back to searchview by clicking back button.The `destructonPolicy` of SearchView is kept as `never` and I use `navigator.popView()` to go back to searchview.The problem is when I come back to search view the textinput is empty wherein it should show the txt that was previously typed.But when focus is on the textnput,the text appears. I want the text to be shown as soon as that view is shown again.Any idea why this issue is happening P.S- This issue is happening when I check aftr installng the apk in an android emulator(OS 2.3.3).I dont have an android device to check this.So not sure if it is just an issue with emulator.If i use flex `4.5.1` sdk this issue is not happening Here are the codes Main mxml: ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <s:ViewNavigatorApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" firstView="views.HomeView"> </s:ViewNavigatorApplication> ``` HomeView.mxml: ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <s:View xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" title="HomeView" destructionPolicy="never"> <fx:Script> <![CDATA[ protected function button1_clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void { navigator.pushView(ResultView); } ]]> </fx:Script> <s:layout> <s:VerticalLayout horizontalAlign="center"/> </s:layout> <s:TextInput prompt="Enter some text"/> <s:Button label="Search" click="button1_clickHandler(event)"/> </s:View> ``` ResultView.mxml: ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <s:View xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" title="ResultView"> <fx:Script> <![CDATA[ protected function button1_clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void { navigator.popView(); } ]]> </fx:Script> <s:navigationContent> <s:Button label="<" click="button1_clickHandler(event)"/> </s:navigationContent> </s:View> ```