Flex DateField SelectedField Always Set to NULL

I'd like to format the DateField string as "MM/YYYY". However, I notice that its selectedDate property is always set to null even if a valid date is selected. Can someone shed some light on this?

Thanks,

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    <mx:DateField id="startDateField" formatString="MM-YYYY"/>
</mx:FormItem>

Set the parseFunction property on your dateField.

<mx:DateField id="startDateField" formatString="MM-YYYY" parseFunction="{null}" />

I think the formatString is messing up with the selectedDate value on the dateField.

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