     //
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
+    [Bindable(style="true")]
+    /**
+     *  @private 
+     */
+    override public function getStyle(styleProp:String):*
+    {
+        // If a moduleFactory has not be set yet, first check for any deferred
+        // styles. If there are no deferred styles or the styleProp is not in 
+        // the deferred styles, the look in the proto chain.
+        if (!moduleFactory)
+        {
+            if (deferredSetStyles && deferredSetStyles[styleProp] !== undefined)
+                return deferredSetStyles[styleProp];
+        }
+        
+        return super.getStyle(styleProp);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *  @copy mx.core.UIComponent#setStyle()
+     *  
+     *  @langversion 3.0
+     *  @playerversion Flash 10
+     *  @playerversion AIR 2.5
+     *  @productversion Flex 4.5
+     */
+    override public function setStyle(styleProp:String, newValue:*):void
+    {
+        // If there is no module factory then defer the set
+        // style until a module factory is set.
+        if (moduleFactory)
+        {
+            StyleProtoChain.setStyle(this, styleProp, newValue);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (!deferredSetStyles)
+                deferredSetStyles = new Object();
+            deferredSetStyles[styleProp] = newValue;
+        }   
+    }
+        
     /**
      *  @private
      */

    //
    //  IStyleClient Methods and Properties
    //  (source code from mx.controls.dataGridClassses.DataGridItemRenderer.as)
    //  The original code in initProtoChain() has been modified at calls to 
    //  addStyleDeclarationToProtoChain().
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
    
    /**

        enableValidateNow = true;
    }
 
    //----------------------------------
    //  wordWrap
    //----------------------------------

    /**
     *  @private
     *  If set, then set the wordWrapSet flag.  This is used to enable the updatePreferredSize()
