Subject Re: replace command From Gaetano D. <gaetanodd@hotmail.com> Date Sat, 1 May 2021 19:40:03 +1000 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 1/05/2021 18:59, Akshat Kapoor wrote: > Good Afternoon Gaetano, >> >> I just tried it and the entryfield event seems to be aware of the >> form.rowset object, so I guess that option 1 (and akshat's option) >> should work, but I was confused as to why it does work... >> >> So I went to Ken's books and I think I found the answer... anything >> instantiated with (this) in a form and its event handlers, e.g. >> this.entryfield1 = new entryfield(this) and entryfield1's onchange >> event would know what "form.rowset" is. Does that sound right, Ken? > > .parent notation is required with methods/events related to the rowset > object like canGetRow / canNavigate etc. > > Visual controls recognise the form object. > > Regards > Akshat Good afternoon Akshat, I just tried an entryfield inside a container object, and it does understand "form.rowset". I am lost now... I thought that direct parenthood was the dividing line... but obviously not. Since "this" means the entryfield in the entryfield's onChange event, and this.parent is the container, how does this entryfield inside the container know about the form object? Cheers, Gaetano.