How to resolve error with DateField being Null value

Question

Hello,
I have been playing with Flex on and off for a while now. I'm
getting the hand of it more, but it's simple problems I can't
resolve!
I have a DateField which is loaded from a mysql Database, it
all works fine. My problem is when creating a new record in my
database (so my array primary key is set to 0)
here is my datagrid:
Code:
<mx:DateField id = "orderdate" formatString="YYYY-MM-DD"
width="170" showToday="true" text ="{currentOrder.date}"/>
and here is my error on line 446 of DateField.as:
Code:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of
a null object reference.
at
mx.controls::DateField$/stringToDate()[E:\dev\3.1.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\ controls\DateField.as:446]
at
mx.controls::DateField/displayDropdown()[E:\dev\3.1.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\m x\controls\DateField.as:2118]
at Function/
http://adobe.com/AS3/2006/builtin::apply()
at
mx.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher2()[E:\dev\3.1.0\frameworks\projects\framework\sr c\mx\core\UIComponent.as:8565]
at
mx.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()[E:\dev\3.1.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src \mx\core\UIComponent.as:8508]
Perhaps I add a check if the array value is null and if so
make it todays date? How can i do this?

Answer 1

hi there, Thanks a lot for your response
I tried your code as the code i have attached. it gives me
the warning i need quote marks
Open quote is expected for attribute "text". adman2/src/forms
OrderForm.mxml
but if i add quotations, then the datefield text appears as
the code!