BUG? :: Short Hand IF BUG cause flash compile engine to go haywire x_x

Question

var MyCurrentValue:String = "TEST";
var MyOperatorBug:Boolean = !(MyCurrentValue != null ? MyCurrentValue.length > 0 : false); 
trace(MyOperatorBug)
Copy paste the above script into your ActionScript 3.0 Flash CS 4 IDE
What this script do is , it checks variable MyCurrentValue if it is null or not
if it is not null then it will check if its length is more then 0
try running the above code will result the flash does not produce any compile / warning error, it will not result in run time error either
it will not trace the MyOperatorBug variable either..
Is it a bug ? or i am just missing something?!
Cheers and God Bless,
Chowi

Answer 1

thanks for the speedy reply
but can you tell me whats wrong with my first code? and why if it is an error, the flash did not print out any warning / run time error
here is my other experiment that makes me even more curious, if i put the BOLD Text into a variable first, it works!
NOT WORKING (WHY NO ERROR? No Warning , No Runtime ERROR, NOTHING, it simply does nothing)
var MyCurrentValue:String = "TEST";
var MyOperatorBug:Boolean = !(MyCurrentValue != null ? MyCurrentValue.length > 0 : false); 
trace(MyOperatorBug)
WORKING
var MyCurrentValue:String = "TEST";
var MyBoolean:Boolean = MyCurrentValue != null ? MyCurrentValue.length > 0 : false;
var MyOperatorBug:Boolean = !(MyBoolean); 
trace(MyOperatorBug)
i am actually not looking for a solution, since i know how to get around with this, what i am asking is why is the first code not working, and not only that, it cause the flash to stop compiling without reporting any error x_x
Cheers and God Bless,
Chowi