      *  A flag determining if this renderer should play any 
      *  associated transitions when a state change occurs. 
      */
-    mx_internal var playTransitions:Boolean = false; 
+    mx_internal const playTransitions:Boolean = false; 
     
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     //

 *  <p>Item renderers are associated with each column of a grid.
 *  Set the item renderer for a column by using 
 *  the <code>GridColumn.itemRenderer property</code>.</p> 
 *
 *  @see spark.components.DataGrid
 *  @see spark.components.Grid

 */
[Event(name="dataChange", type="mx.events.FlexEvent")]

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

[Exclude(name="transitions", kind="property")]

/**
 *  The GridItemRenderer class defines the base class for custom item renderers
 *  for the Spark grid controls, such as DataGrid and Grid.   
