                 else if (content is Array)
                 {
                     textFlow = createEmptyTextFlow();
-                    textFlow.appendChildren = content as Array;
+                    textFlow.mxmlChildren = content as Array;
                 }
                 else if (content is FlowElement)
                 {
                     textFlow = createEmptyTextFlow();
-                    textFlow.appendChildren = [ content ];
+                    textFlow.mxmlChildren = [ content ];
                 }
 			    else if (content is String)
 			    {


    /**
     *  @private
     *  This set keeps track of which text attributes were specified
     *  on the graphic element's TextFlow as opposed to on the
     *  graphic element itself.
     *


	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
	//
	//  Properties: Text formatting
	//
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

