                 for (var c:int=0; c < styleNames.length; c++)
                 {
                     if (styleNames[c].length) {
-                        classSelectors.push(styleManager.getStyleDeclaration("." + 
+                        classSelectors.push(styleManager.getMergedStyleDeclaration("." + 
                             styleNames[c]));
                     }
                 }    

                {
                    if (styleNames[i].length)
                    {
                        styleDeclaration = styleManager.getStyleDeclaration("." + styleNames[i]);
                        if (styleDeclaration)
                            universalSelectors.push(styleDeclaration);
                    }

                    {
                        if (styleNames[c].length)
                        {
                            styleDeclarations.push(styleManager.getMergedStyleDeclaration("." + styleNames[c]));
                        }
                    }
                }
