      */
     private var rendererStateIsDirty:Boolean = false;
     
+    /**
+     *  @private
+     *  A flag determining if this renderer should play any 
+     *  associated transitions when a state change occurs. 
+     */
+    mx_internal var playTransitions:Boolean = true; 
+    
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     //
     //  Public Properties 

            return;

        _caret = value;
        currentState = getCurrentRendererState(); 
    }
    
    //----------------------------------

import spark.components.IItemRenderer;
import spark.components.MXMLComponent; 
import spark.primitives.supportClasses.TextGraphicElement;

use namespace mx_internal; 

/**
 *  The ItemRenderer class is the base class for Spark item renderers.
