 			_data			= null;
 			_isComplete		= false;
 			
-			_parserOptions	= parserOptions;
+			_parserOptions	= parserOptions || new ParserOptions();
 		}
 		
 		public function load(urlRequest : URLRequest) : void

				if (parserId == numRegisteredParser)
					throw new Error('No parser could be found for this datatype');
			}
			
			_dependencies	 = _parser.getDependencies(byteArray);
			_numDependencies = 0;

		
		public function loadBytes(byteArray : ByteArray) : void
		{
			var startPosition : uint = byteArray.position;
			
			if (_currentState != STATE_IDLE)
				throw new Error('This controller is already loading an asset.');
			
			_currentState = STATE_PARSING;
			_progress.execute(this, 0.5);
			
			if (_parserOptions != null && _parserOptions.parser != null)
			{
				_parser = new (_parserOptions.parser)(_parserOptions);
			}
