      *  this object is released because it is invalid.
      *  It is regenerated just in time to render the htmlText.
      */
-    public var hostFormat:ITextLayoutFormat;
+    mx_internal var hostFormat:ITextLayoutFormat;
     
     /**
      *  @private

        public function get styleSheet():StyleSheet
        {
            // Note: TextField does NOT return a copy of the StyleSheet.
            return _htmlHelper ? _htmlHelper._styleSheet : null;
        }
        
        /**

        {
            var textEvent:TextEvent = new TextEvent(TextEvent.LINK);
            textEvent.text = href.substring(6);
            textField.dispatchEvent(textEvent);
        }
    }
    
