             {
                 // Make sure _text is set with the actual text before we
                 // change the displayed text.
-                _text = getText();
+                _text = _textContainerManager.getText("\n");
                 
                 // ToDo: if content, should the paragraph terminators be
                 // left in the string so the displayAsPassword string has the

    public function get text():String 
    {
        if (!displayAsPassword)
            _text = getText();
        
        return _text;
    }

     */
    private var textChanged:Boolean = false;

    //[Bindable("change")]

    /**
     *  The text String displayed by this TextView.
     *  
