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**AddControl(**[//EditClass//], //Column//, //AutoFree//**)**

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| **AddControl** | Specifies an edit-in-place control. |
| //EditClass// | The label of the EditClass. If omitted, the specified //column// is not editable. |
| //Column// | An integer constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression that indicates the browse list column to edit with the specified //editclass// object. |
| //AutoFree// | A numeric constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression that indicates whether the BrowseClass.Kill method DISPOSEs of the //editclass //object. A zero (0) value leaves the object intact. A non-zero value DISPOSEs the object. |

The **AddControl **method specifies the //EditClass //that defines the edit-in-place control for the browse //column//. Use //autofree //with caution; you should only DISPOSE of memory allocated with a NEW statement. See the //Language Reference// for more information on [[new  allocate heap memory .htm|NEW]] and [[dispose  de allocate heap memory .htm|DISPOSE]].

The AddControl method also registers fields which will not be editable via edit-in-place. In this instance the EditClass parameter is omitted.

**Implementation:**

The InitControls and BrowseClass.AddEditControl methods call the AddControl method. The BrowseClass.AddEditControl method defines the //editclass// for a column not utilizing the default //editclass.//

The AddControl method ADDs a record containing the values of// EditClass//, //Column//, and //AutoFree//, to the EditQueue which is declared in ABEdit.INC as follows:

**EditQueue     QUEUE,TYPE**

**Field        UNSIGNED**

**FreeUp        BYTE**

**Control       &EditClass**

**                     END**

**Example:**

**BrowseClass.AddEditControl PROCEDURE(EditClass EC,UNSIGNED Id,BYTE Free)**

**  CODE**

**    SELF.CheckEIP**

**    SELF.EIP.AddControl(EC,Id,Free)**

**See Also     **[[eq   list of edit in place controls .htm|EQ]], [[initcontrols  initialize edit in place controls .htm|InitControls]], [[addeditcontrol  specify custom edit in place class .htm|BrowseClass.AddEditControl]]