     //  paddingTop
     //----------------------------------
 
-    [Inspectable(category="General")]
+    [Inspectable(category="General", defaultValue="0.0")]
 
     /**
      *  @copy spark.layouts.VerticalLayout#paddingTop

    //  variableRowHeight
    //----------------------------------

    [Inspectable(category="General")]

    /**
     *  @copy spark.layouts.VerticalLayout#variableRowHeight

    //  paddingBottom
    //----------------------------------

    [Inspectable(category="General", defaultValue="0.0")]

    /**
     *  @copy spark.layouts.VerticalLayout#paddingBottom
