     }
 
     /**
-     *  @return Returns true when the measureSizes() code can skip the call to
-     *  measure(). For example this is usually true when both explicitWidth and
-     *  explicitHeight are set. For path, this is true when the bounds of the path
+     *  Returns <code>true</code> when the <code>measureSizes()</code> method 
+     *  can skip the call to the <code>measure()</code> method. 
+     *  This is usually the case when both the <code>explicitWidth</code> and
+     *  <code>explicitHeight</code> properties are set. 
+     *  For path, this is <code>true</code> when the bounds of the path
      *  have not changed.
+     *
+     *  @return <code>true</code> when the <code>measureSizes()</code> method 
+     *  can skip the call to the <code>measure()</code> method.  
      *  
      *  @langversion 3.0
      *  @playerversion Flash 9

        return LayoutElementUIComponentUtils.getMinBoundsWidth(this,postLayoutTransform? nonDeltaLayoutMatrix():null);
    }

    public function getMinBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean=true):Number
    {
        return LayoutElementUIComponentUtils.getMinBoundsHeight(this,postLayoutTransform? nonDeltaLayoutMatrix():null);

        return LayoutElementUIComponentUtils.getPreferredBoundsWidth(this,postLayoutTransform? nonDeltaLayoutMatrix():null);
    }

    /**
     *  @inheritDoc
     *  
     *  @langversion 3.0
     *  @playerversion Flash 9
     *  @playerversion AIR 1.1
     *  @productversion Flex 3
     */
    public function getPreferredBoundsHeight(postLayoutTransform:Boolean=true):Number
    {
        return LayoutElementUIComponentUtils.getPreferredBoundsHeight(this,postLayoutTransform? nonDeltaLayoutMatrix():null);
