     [Inspectable(category="General")]
     
     /**
-     *  The resizeMode determines how the bitmap fills in the dimensions.
+     *  The resizeMode determines how the bitmap fills in the dimensions. If you set the value
+     *  of this property in a tag, use the string (such as "Repeat"). If you set the value of 
+     *  this property in ActionScript, use the constant (such as <code>BitmapResizeMode.NORMAL</code>).
      * 
-     *  When set to <code>BitmapResizeMode.NORMAL</code>, the bitmap
+     *  When set to <code>BitmapResizeMode.NORMAL</code> ("Normal"), the bitmap
      *  ends at the edge of the region.
      * 
-     *  When set to <code>BitmapResizeMode.REPEAT</code>, the bitmap 
+     *  When set to <code>BitmapResizeMode.REPEAT</code> ("Repeat"), the bitmap 
      *  repeats to fill the region.
      *
-     *  When set to <code>BitmapResizeMode.SCALE</code>, the bitmap
+     *  When set to <code>BitmapResizeMode.SCALE</code> ("Scale"), the bitmap
      *  stretches to fill the region.
      * 
      *  @default <code>BitmapResizeMode.NORMAL</code>

    //  resizeMode
    //----------------------------------
    /**
     *  Documentation is not currently available.
     */
    protected static const _NORMAL_UINT:uint = 0;

    /**
     *  Documentation is not currently available.
     */
    protected static const _REPEAT_UINT:uint = 1;

    /**
     *  Documentation is not currently available.
     */
    protected static const _SCALE_UINT:uint = 2;


        return resizeModeToString(_resizeMode);
    }
    
    /**
     *  @private
     */
    public function set resizeMode(mode:String):void
    {
        var value:uint = resizeModeToUINT(mode);
