 
     /**
      * Create a TextField.
+     * The field will have setFocusable() called on it.
+     * Note that if the autoSize property is not none, then the field will be resized
+     * to the size of the text, overwriting any width/height properties specified.
      *
      * @param initProps contains properties with which to initialize the TextField.
      * Additionally it may contain the following properties:

            tf.defaultTextFormat = createFormat(formatProps);
        }
        updateText(tf, text);

        return tf;
    }

        _lastSelected = null;
    }

    /**
     * Handle focusing the text field.
     */
    protected static function handleFieldFocus (event :MouseEvent) :void
    {
        var tf :TextField = TextField(event.currentTarget);
        if (tf.stage.focus == tf) {
            return; // already has focus, bail.
        }

        // else, assign focus
        tf.stage.focus = tf;

        // try to be smart and move the cursor near the click
        if (tf.selectable) {
            var idx :int = tf.getCharIndexAtPoint(event.localX, event.localY);
            if (idx != -1) {
                tf.setSelection(idx, idx);
            }
        }
    }

    /** The last tracked TextField to be selected. */
    protected static var _lastSelected :TextField;

