diff --git a/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureAtlas.cpp b/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureAtlas.cpp
index 222609e8e5..417604370b 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureAtlas.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureAtlas.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int TextureAtlas::getCapacity() const
     return _capacity;
 }
 
-Texture2D* TextureAtlas::getTexture()
+Texture2D* TextureAtlas::getTexture() const
 {
     return _texture;
 }
@@ -100,22 +100,22 @@ V3F_C4B_T2F_Quad* TextureAtlas::getQuads()
     return _quads;
 }
 
-void TextureAtlas::setQuads(V3F_C4B_T2F_Quad *var)
+void TextureAtlas::setQuads(V3F_C4B_T2F_Quad* quads)
 {
-    _quads = var;
+    _quads = quads;
 }
 
 // TextureAtlas - alloc & init
 
 TextureAtlas * TextureAtlas::create(const char* file, int capacity)
 {
-    TextureAtlas * pTextureAtlas = new TextureAtlas();
-    if(pTextureAtlas && pTextureAtlas->initWithFile(file, capacity))
+    TextureAtlas * textureAtlas = new TextureAtlas();
+    if(textureAtlas && textureAtlas->initWithFile(file, capacity))
     {
-        pTextureAtlas->autorelease();
-        return pTextureAtlas;
+        textureAtlas->autorelease();
+        return textureAtlas;
     }
-    CC_SAFE_DELETE(pTextureAtlas);
+    CC_SAFE_DELETE(textureAtlas);
     return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureAtlas.h b/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureAtlas.h
index 21164a1c87..ae5e13ab16 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureAtlas.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/textures/CCTextureAtlas.h
@@ -187,6 +187,24 @@ public:
 
     const char* description() const;
 
+    /** Gets the quantity of quads that are going to be drawn */
+    int getTotalQuads() const;
+    
+    /** Gets the quantity of quads that can be stored with the current texture atlas size */
+    int getCapacity() const;
+    
+    /** Gets the texture of the texture atlas */
+    Texture2D* getTexture() const;
+    
+    /** Sets the texture for the texture atlas */
+    void setTexture(Texture2D* texture);
+    
+    /** Gets the quads that are going to be rendered */
+    V3F_C4B_T2F_Quad* getQuads();
+    
+    /** Sets the quads that are going to be rendered */
+    void setQuads(V3F_C4B_T2F_Quad* quads);
+    
 private:
     void setupIndices();
     void mapBuffers();
@@ -203,16 +221,14 @@ protected:
 #endif
     GLuint              _buffersVBO[2]; //0: vertex  1: indices
     bool                _dirty; //indicates whether or not the array buffer of the VBO needs to be updated
-
-
     /** quantity of quads that are going to be drawn */
-    CC_PROPERTY_READONLY(int, _totalQuads, TotalQuads)
+    int _totalQuads;
     /** quantity of quads that can be stored with the current texture atlas size */
-    CC_PROPERTY_READONLY(int, _capacity, Capacity)
+    int _capacity;
     /** Texture of the texture atlas */
-    CC_PROPERTY(Texture2D *, _texture, Texture)
+    Texture2D* _texture;
     /** Quads that are going to be rendered */
-    CC_PROPERTY(V3F_C4B_T2F_Quad *, _quads, Quads)
+    V3F_C4B_T2F_Quad* _quads;
 };
 
 // end of textures group