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**AddEditControl( **[//editclass//]//, column //[//, autofree//]// //**)**

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| **AddEditControl** | Specifies a custom edit-in-place class for a browse field. |
| //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. A value of one (1) indicates the first column; a two (2) indicates the second column, etc. |
| //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. If omitted, //autofree //defaults to zero (0). |

The **AddEditControl **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]].

Regarding the //column// parameter, note that the number is the Fields Number for that column in the listbox. If there are columns with color, icon, or styles, that number will not match the column number. Columns do not need to be specified in the column order and it is not required to have all the columns declared. A column is automatically created by the templates to be edited with a standard entry control if is not specifically added to any EIP class.

**Implementation:**

You do not need to call this method to use the default //editclass//. If you do not call the AddEditControl method for a browse list column, the BrowseClass automatically instantiates the EditClass declared in ABBROWSE.INC for that column.

The //autofree //parameter defaults to zero (0). The BrowseClass.Kill method DISPOSEs the editclass// //objects only if //autofree //contains a non-zero value.

The BrowseClass.Ask method instantiates the //editclass //objects as needed, then creates and deletes the edit-in-place control upon the end user's insert or change request.

**Example:**

** INCLUDE('ABBROWSE.INC')               !declare browse &amp; related classes**

** INCLUDE('MYCOMBO.INC')                !declare custom EIP control class**

** !other browse class declarations**

** CODE **

** MyBrowse.AddEditControl(,1)           !column 1 not editable**

** MyBrowse.AddEditControl(ComboClass,2) !edit column 2 with combo control**

**See Also:     **[[ask  update selected browse item .htm|Ask]] ,[[format  set list or combo layout .htm#proplistfieldno|PROPLIST:FieldNo]]