[Bindable] getter ignores setter: Workaround

programming flash
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If you have ever attempted the following:


private var _moduleID:uint
[Bindable]
public function get moduleID():uint{
    trace("What the hell are you doing here?")
    return _moduleID;
}
public function set moduleID(n:uint):void{
    _moduleID = n;
    trace("That's better")
}

You will know that some strange happens when you try to set the variable. The setter code does not fire, the getter does.

The fix:

[Bindable(event="moduleChanged")]
public function get moduleID():uint{
    return _moduleID;
};
public function set moduleID(n:uint):void{
    _moduleID = n;
    currentModule = toc.acModules[n];
    slideID = 0;
    dispatchEvent(new Event("moduleChanged"))
}

Though, don’t ask me why. Is this a bug I should be reporting, or am I missing some valid reason for this behavior?