      */
     public function stylesInitialized():void
     {
-        invalidateCompose = true;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     *  Determines if the text, once composed, has been truncated.
-     *
-     *  @return <code>true</code> if the text has been truncated.
-     *  
-     *  @langversion 3.0
-     *  @playerversion Flash 10
-     *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
-     *  @productversion Flex 4
-     */
-    public function isTruncated():Boolean
-    {
-        // For some reason, the compiler needs an explicit cast to Boolean
-        // to avoid a warning even though at runtime "is Boolean" is true.
-        return Boolean(isTextTruncated);
-    }
-    
+        invalidateTextLines();
+    }
+
     /**
      *  @private
      */

    	visibleChanged = true;

    	invalidateDisplayList();
        }
             
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //

    {
        StyleProtoChain.styleChanged(this, styleProp);

        invalidateTextLines();
    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
