     [Inspectable(category="General", enumeration="date,time,dateAndTime", defaultValue="date")]
     
     /**
-     *  Mode the DateSpinner is currently using for display. See 
-     *  <code>DateSelectorDisplayMode</code>.
+     *  Mode the DateSpinner is currently using for display. You can set this value to the constants defined in the 
+     *  DateSelectorDisplayMode class, or to their string equivalents.
+     * 
+     *  <p>The following table describes the possible values:
+     *     <table class="innertable">
+     *     <tr><th>Mode (String equivalent)</th><th>Description</th></tr>
+     *     <tr><td><code>DateSelectorDisplayMode.DATE</code> ("date")</td><td>Displays the month, day, and year. This is the default mode.</td></tr>
+     *     <tr><td><code>DateSelectorDisplayMode.TIME</code> ("time")</td><td>Displays the day of week, month, day, and time.</td></tr>
+     *     <tr><td><code>DateSelectorDisplayMode.DATE_AND_TIME</code> ("dateAndTime")</td><td>Displays the hours and minutes, and, if the locale supports it, the AM/PM selector.</td></tr>
+     *     </table>
+     *   </p>
+     * 
+     *  @see spark.components.calendarClasses.DateSelectorDisplayMode
      * 
      *  @default DateSelectorDisplayMode.DATE
      *  @langversion 3.0

        return _minDate != null ? _minDate : MIN_DATE_DEFAULT;
    }
    
    public function set minDate(value:Date):void
    {
        if ((_minDate && value && _minDate.time == value.time)


/**
 *  The locale of the component. Controls how dates are formatted, e.g. in what order the fields
 *  are listed and what additional date-related characters are shown, if any. Uses standard locale
 *  identifiers as described in Unicode Technical Standard #35. For example "en", "en_US" and "en-US"
 *  are all English, "ja" is Japanese. If the specified locale is not supported on the platform, "en_US"
 *  will be used. To determine if a locale is supported, use 
