      *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
      *  @productversion Flex 4
      */
+    public var dropDown:DisplayObject;
+    
+    //----------------------------------
+    //  labelDisplay
+    //----------------------------------
+
     [SkinPart(required="false")]
-    public var dropDown:DisplayObject;
-    
+
+    /**
+     *  An optional skin part that holds the prompt or the text of the selected item. 
+     *  
+     *  @langversion 3.0
+     *  @playerversion Flash 10
+     *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
+     *  @productversion Flex 4
+     */
+    public var labelDisplay:TextBase;
+    
+    //----------------------------------
+    //  openButton
+    //----------------------------------
+
+    [SkinPart(required="true")]
+
     /**
      *  A skin part that defines the anchor button.  
      *  

 */
[Event(name="open", type="spark.events.DropDownEvent")]

/**
 *  Skin state for the open state of the DropDownList control.
 *  


        super.focusOutHandler(event);
    }
        
    /**
     *  @private
     *  Event handler for the <code>dropDownController</code> 
