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closeField

closeField

Handler:

HyperCard sends the closeField message to an unlocked field when, after editing, a user (or handler) performs an action that closes (that is, removes the insertion point from) the field. HyperCard sends closeField only when the text actually changes.

The following actions close a field, saving any changes that were made to the text:

• Clicking outside the field
• Moving the insertion point to the next field with the Tab key
• Pressing the Enter key
• Pressing Command-Shift-Z to revert the field to the last saved version
• Going to another card
• Quitting HyperCard

Related Topics

• deleteField
• enterInField
• exitField
• newField
• openField
• returnInField
• Where messages are sent initially

Placeholders

statements

Any return-separated list of built-in commands, user-defined handlers, or keywords that are part of a message or function handler.