Here's the scenario: <mx:DateFormatter id="dateF" formatString="MMM DD YYYY" />
<mx:DateField id="leaseDate_date" width="100" height="22" x="146" y="124" labelFunction="formatDate" focusOut="setExpireDate()" tabIndex="207"/> public function formatDate(date:Date):String { return (dateF.format(date)); } The problem is that if I use a date formatter such as this, I cannot reference the selectedDate property because it doesn't get set. I know it doesn't get set because if I click the date icon for that field, the date shown in the text portion of the component isn't highlighted in the calendar pop-up. But, if I leave out the formatting, and then select a date from the calendar pop-up, and the text shows 01/01/2007, and I re-open the calendar pop-up then the selectedDate is appropriately set. So, obviously, the question is, "Does anyone know why this happens and how to fix it so I can use a formatting function to set the DateField text to 'MMM DD YYYY' and have the selectedDate property appropriately set as well?" Thanks, R. Grimes