     //  text
     //----------------------------------
 
-    [Inspectable(category="General")]
-    
     /**
      *  @private
      */
     mx_internal var _text:String = "";
         
+    [Inspectable(category="General", defaultValue="")]
+    
     /**
      *  The text displayed by this text component.
 	 *

     */
	private var _maxDisplayedLines:int = 0;
    
    [Inspectable(minValue="-1")]
    
    /**
     *  An integer which determines whether, and where,

     */
    private var _showTruncationTip:Boolean = false;
        
    [Inspectable(category="General", defaultValue="false")]

    /**
	 *  A property that controls whether the component
     *  should show a toolTip when the text has been truncated.
