Frobit setting inline style from code

ui/core/view-common.ts

@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ export class View extends proxy.ProxyObject implements definition.View {
         return this._style;
     }
     set style(value) {
-        this._applyInlineStyle(value);
+        throw new Error("View.style property is read-only.");
     }
 
     get isLayoutValid(): boolean {
@@ -763,7 +763,6 @@ export class View extends proxy.ProxyObject implements definition.View {
         if (types.isString(inlineStyle)) {
             try {
                 this.style._beginUpdate();
-                this.style._resetLocalValues();
                 styleScope.applyInlineSyle(this, <string>inlineStyle);
             } finally {
                 this.style._endUpdate();
@@ -942,6 +941,15 @@ export class View extends proxy.ProxyObject implements definition.View {
         this._requestedVisualState = state;
     }
 
+    public _applyXmlAttribute(attribute, value): boolean {
+        if (attribute === "style") {
+            this._applyInlineStyle(value);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public _updateLayout() {
         // needed for iOS.
     }

ui/core/view.d.ts

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
      * This class is the base class for all UI components. 
      * A View occupies a rectangular area on the screen and is responsible for drawing and layouting of all UI components within. 
      */
-    export class View extends proxy.ProxyObject {
+    export class View extends proxy.ProxyObject implements ApplyXmlAttributes {
         /**
          * Gets or sets the corner radius of the view.
          */
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
 
         _updateLayout(): void;
 
+        _applyXmlAttribute(attribute, value): boolean;
+
         /**
          * Called my measure method to cache measureSpecs.
          */
@@ -515,6 +517,6 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
          * @param attrValue - the value of the attribute (bold)
          * Should return true if this attribute is handled and there is no need default handler to process it.
          */
-        applyXmlAttribute(attributeName: string, attrValue: any): boolean;
+        _applyXmlAttribute(attributeName: string, attrValue: any): boolean;
     }
 }