      */
     private static const WIDTH_IN_CHARS_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 12;
 
+    /**
+     *  @private
+     */
+    private static const paddingStyleFilters:Object = {
+        "paddingLeft":"paddingLeft",
+        "paddingTop":"paddingTop",
+        "paddingRight":"paddingRight",
+        "paddingBottom":"paddingBottom"
+    }
+        
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     //
     //  Constructor

 *  @productversion Flex 4
 */
[Style(name="contentBackgroundColor", type="uint", format="Color", inherit="yes", theme="spark")]

/**
 *  @copy spark.components.supportClasses.GroupBase#focusColor

 */
[Event(name="change", type="spark.events.TextOperationEvent")]

include "../../styles/metadata/BasicNonInheritingTextStyles.as"
include "../../styles/metadata/BasicInheritingTextStyles.as"
include "../../styles/metadata/AdvancedInheritingTextStyles.as"
include "../../styles/metadata/SelectionFormatTextStyles.as"

/**
 *  The alpha of the border for this component.
 * 
 *  @langversion 3.0
 *  @playerversion Flash 10
 *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
 *  @productversion Flex 4
 */
[Style(name="borderAlpha", type="Number", inherit="no", theme="spark")]

/**
 *  The color of the border for this component.
 * 
 *  @langversion 3.0
 *  @playerversion Flash 10
 *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
 *  @productversion Flex 4
 */
[Style(name="borderColor", type="uint", format="Color", inherit="no", theme="spark")]

/**
 *  Controls the visibility of the border for this component.
 * 
 *  @langversion 3.0
 *  @playerversion Flash 10
 *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
 *  @productversion Flex 4
 */
[Style(name="borderVisible", type="Boolean", inherit="no", theme="spark")]

/**
 *  The alpha of the content background for this component.
 * 
 *  @langversion 3.0
 *  @playerversion Flash 10
 *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
 *  @productversion Flex 4
 */
[Style(name="contentBackgroundAlpha", type="Number", inherit="yes", theme="spark")]

/**
 *  @copy spark.components.supportClasses.GroupBase#contentBackgroundColor
