     
     /**
      *  @private
+     *  Storage for the inline styles on this StyleableTextField instance
+     * 
+     *  There's no real need for _inlineStyleObject because we could 
+     *  just piggy-back off of styleDeclaration (and create a new 
+     *  CSSStyleDeclaration when setStyle() is called, but this is easier 
+     *  and there seems to be less overhead with this approach).
+     */
+    private var _inlineStyleObject:Object;
+    
+    /**
+     *  @private
      *  The padding to be added to textWidth to get the width
      *  of a TextField that can display the text without clipping.
      */ 

// To use:
//   in createChildren():
//       var tf:StyleableTextField = createInFontContext(StyleableTextField);
//       tf.styleProvider = this;
//       tf.editable = true|false;   // for editable text
//       tf.multiline = true|false;  // for multiline text
//       tf.wordWrap = true|false;   // for word wrapping

//       tf.height = ...
//       // if you want truncated text:
//       tf.truncateToFit();
//
// Supported styles: textAlign, fontFamily, fontWeight, "colorName", fontSize, fontStyle, 
//                   textDecoration, textIndent, leading, letterSpacing
