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The EditTextClass is an EditClass that supports memo and large string fields by way of an edit-in-place COMBO control.

**EditTextClass Concepts**

The EditTextClass creates a COMBO control with an ellipsis button that invokes a text dialog.

The EditTextClass also signals the calling procedure whenever significant edit-in-place events occur, such as tabbing to a new column, cancelling the edit, or completing the edit (moving to a new record or row). The EditTextClass provides a virtual TakeEvent method to let you take control of significant edit-in-place events.

**EditTextClass:Relationship to Other Application Builder Classes**

**EditClass**

The EditTextClass is derived from the EditClass. The EditClass serves as the foundation and framework for its derived classes. These derived classes each provide a different type of input control or input user interface. You can control the values returned by these derived EditClass objects by using their virtual methods. See the //Conceptual Example//.

**BrowseEIPManagerClass**

The EditClass is managed by the BrowseEIPManagerClass. The BrowseEIPManagerClass depends on the EditClass operating according to its documented specifications; however, the EditClass may be called by non-BrowseClass procedures and objects.

**ABC Template Implementation**

You can use the BrowseUpdateButtons control template (**Configure EditInPlace**) to generate the code to instantiate an EditTextClass object called EditInPlace:://fieldname// and register the object with the BrowseClass object. The BrowseClass object then calls the registered EditTextClass object's methods as needed. See //Control Templates'BrowseUpdateButton//s for more information.

**EditTextClass Source Files**

The EditTextClass source code is installed by default to the Clarion \LIBSRC folder. The specific EditTextClass source code and their respective components are contained in:

|  | ABEIP.INC | EditTextClass declarations |
|  | ABEIP.CLW | EditTextClass method definitions |