             var t:String = mx_internal::_text;
             if (t != null && t != "")
             {
-                textFlow = TextFilter.importToFlow(t, TextFilter.PLAIN_TEXT_FORMAT);
+                textFlow = importToFlow(t, TextFilter.PLAIN_TEXT_FORMAT);
             }
             else
             {

		staticConfiguration.textFlowInitialFormat =
            staticTextLayoutFormat;

        if (markup is String)
        {
	        // We need to wrap the markup in a <TextFlow> tag
	        // unless it already has one.

        return textFlow;
    }

    /**
     *  @private
     * 
     *  This will throw on import error.
     */
    private function importToFlow(source:Object, format:String, 
                                  config:Configuration = null):TextFlow
    {
        var importer:ITextImporter = TextFilter.getImporter(format);
        
        // Throw import errors rather than return a null textFlow.
        // Alternatively, the error strings are in the Vector, importer.errors.
        importer.throwOnError = true;
        
        return importer.importToFlow(source);        
    }
    
    /**
     *  @private
     */
