 						             alpha:Number = 1.0,
 						             pixelHinting:Boolean = false,
 						             scaleMode:String = "normal",
-						             caps:String = null,
-						             joints:String = null,
-						             miterLimit:Number = 0)
+						             caps:String = "round",
+						             joints:String = "round",
+						             miterLimit:Number = 3)
 	{
 		super();
 

        graphicsStroke.miterLimit = miterLimit; 
        graphicsStroke.pixelHinting = pixelHinting;
        graphicsStroke.scaleMode = scaleMode;
        
        // Remove this check when SDK-18373 is fixed 
        graphicsStroke.joints = (!joints) ? JointStyle.ROUND : joints; 
        
        // There is a bug in Drawing API-2 where if no caps is 
        // specified, a value of 'none' is used instead of 'round'
        graphicsStroke.caps = (!caps) ? CapsStyle.ROUND : caps;

	 *  Indicates the limit at which a miter is cut off.
	 *  Valid values range from 0 to 255.
	 *  
	 *  @default 3
	 *  
	 *  @langversion 3.0
	 *  @playerversion Flash 9
