Adding an expression to Source Text breaks alignment?

This is a big WTF for me.
I have a text layer. I center-align the text in it. The moment I add an expression to its Source Text (even the default text.sourceText) it becomes left-aligned and REFUSES to go to center-aligned. Huh?! This seems like a very common thing, so what am I missing? Is there something else I need to do in the expression to get it to be center aligned?
Thanks!

I use this expression:
type = text.sourceText;
m = thisComp.marker.nearestKey(time);
sentences = type.split("\r");
n = m.index;
if (time < thisComp.marker.nearestKey(time).time) {n = n-1}
if (n>=sentences.length){n=sentences.length-1}
if (n<1){n=1}
line = sentences[n];
line
When I edit the text, it's perfectly aligned, but when the text gets split up by the expression, everything aligns to the left.
Hope you have an idea why?

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Sreenivasulu Reddy jonnavarapu wrote:
> Hi All,
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> I have an issue in handling empty file in the Text (FCC) to Text (FCC) file scenario. Interface picks text file and delivers on target system as text file. I have used FCC in both sender and receiver CCs.
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>
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>
> Thanks in Advance....
>
> Regards
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