 		private var _stringToNumberFunction:Function = null;
 		private var _numberToStringFunction:Function = null;
 		private var _dateFormat:String = null;
-		private var _useFlascc:Boolean = true;
 		
 		/**
 		 * @inheritDoc

		
		private function parseDate(string:String):Date
		{
			if (_useFlascc)
				return weave.flascc.date_parse(string, _dateFormat);
			return StandardLib.parseDate(string, _dateFormat);
		}
		
		private function formatDate(value:Object):String
		{
			if (_useFlascc)
				return weave.flascc.date_format(value as Date || new Date(value), _dateFormat);
			return StandardLib.formatDate(value, _dateFormat);
		}

			}
			
			_dateFormat = convertDateFormat_as_to_c(_dateFormat);
			
			// compile the number format function from the metadata
			_stringToNumberFunction = null;
