AS3 Draw a Placeholder Cross-Box inside Sprite or MovieClip

function drawCrossBox($sprite:Sprite, $width:int=100, $height:int=100, $x:int=0, $y:int=0, $bgColor:uint=0xFFFFFF, $bgAlpha:Number=1, $lineThickness:Number=1, $lineColor:uint=0x000000, $lineAlpha:Number=1):void
{
	$sprite.graphics.beginFill($bgColor, $bgAlpha);
	$sprite.graphics.drawRect($x, $y, $width, $height);
	$sprite.graphics.endFill();
 
	$sprite.graphics.lineStyle($lineThickness, $lineColor, $lineAlpha);
	$sprite.graphics.moveTo($x,$y);
	$sprite.graphics.lineTo($x+$width, $y);
	$sprite.graphics.lineTo($x+$width, $y+$height);
	$sprite.graphics.lineTo($x, $y+$height);
	$sprite.graphics.lineTo($x, $y);
	$sprite.graphics.lineTo($x+$width, $y+$height);
	$sprite.graphics.moveTo($x+$width, $y);
	$sprite.graphics.lineTo($x, $y+$height);
}
 
var _mySprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
drawCrossBox(_mySprite, 240, 320, 0, 0, 0xCCCCCC, 1, 1, 0x000000, 1);
addChild(_mySprite);