     //  wordWrap
     //----------------------------------
 
+    private var wordWrapSet:Boolean = false;  // true if explicitly set
+
     /**
      *  @private
      *  If set, then set the wordWrapSet flag.  This is used to enable the updatePreferredSize()

     */
    public function discard(hasBeenRecycled:Boolean):void
    {
        setMultiline(false);
        multilineSet = false;
    }    
    
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

        multilineSet = true;        
    }
    
    //----------------------------------
    //  text
    //----------------------------------
