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**Update, PROTECTED, VIRTUAL**

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The **Update **method redraws the locator control and updates the free key elements in the record buffer with the current locator value.

**Implementation:**

The Update method primes the FreeElement property with the current search value (the Shadow property), then calls the UpdateWindow method to redraw the locator control.

**Example:**

**MyBrowseClass.UpdateWindow PROCEDURE        !update browse related controls**

** CODE**

** IF ~(SELF.Sort.Locator &= NULL)            !if locator is present**

**  SELF.Sort.Locator.UpdateWindow            !redraw locator control**

** END**

**See Also:     **[[freeelement  the locator s first free key element .htm|FreeElement]], [[shadow  the search value .htm|Shadow]], [[updatewindow  redraw the locator control .htm|UpdateWindow]]