      */
     public function resolveFormat(elem:Object):ITextLayoutFormat
     {
-        var attr:TextLayoutFormatValueHolder = null;
+        var attr:TextLayoutFormat = null;
         
         // ContainerController will inherit via the container so it is not
         // handled here.  Map HTML <body> to TextFlow, HTML <p> to

                var propStyle:Object = foundStyle[p];
                
                if (attr == null)
                    attr = new TextLayoutFormatValueHolder();
                
                if (textFieldToTLFStyleMap[p])
                {

     *  styleSelector is not found in the style sheet.
     */
    private function addStyleAttributes(
        attr:TextLayoutFormat, 
        styleSelector:String):TextLayoutFormat
    {
        var foundStyle:Object = _styleSheet.getStyle(styleSelector);
        if (foundStyle != null)
