                 }
                 
             }
-            else if (_content != null)
-            {
-                contentGroup.content = _content;
+            else if (_mxml_content != null)
+            {
+                contentGroup.mxmlContent = _mxml_content;
             }
             
             // copy proxied values from contentGroupProperties (if set) to contentGroup

        {
            if (_placeHolderGroup != null)
            {
                var sourceContent:Array = _placeHolderGroup.content as Array;
                
                if (sourceContent)
                    contentGroup.content = sourceContent.slice();
                else if (_placeHolderGroup.content is IList)
                    throw new Error("ContainerSkin can not currently handle content of type " + 
                            "IList when adding children dynamically.");
                else
                    contentGroup.content = _placeHolderGroup.content;
                
                // Temporary workaround because copying content from one Group to another throws RTE
                for (var i:int = _placeHolderGroup.numElements; i > 0; i--)

//  Excluded APIs
//--------------------------------------

[DefaultProperty("mxmlContentFactory")]

/**
 *  The FxContainer class is the base class for all skinnable components that have 
