Article ID: 136690
Article Last Modified on 8/20/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q136690
SUMMARY
This article shows the general firing sequence of Visual FoxPro events. For more information, please search for the "Visual FoxPro Event Sequence" topic in the Visual FoxPro Help file.
There can be an infinite number of potential user interaction scenarios that will generate specific event sequences. An easy way to observe the order is to include the following lines of code in the events you are interested in:
ACTIVATE SCREEN
? PROGRAM()
MORE INFORMATION
For a description of event sequences in a simple user interaction scenario, please see Chapter 4 of the Visual FoxPro "Developer's Guide." For a detailed look at Visual FoxPro event sequences, run Controls.app from the Vfp\Samples\Controls directory, select "See Event Firing Sequences" in the Examples list, and choose Run Example.
The data environment's AutoOpenTables property is assumed to be set to true (.T.). Other events can occur based on user interaction and system response.
Object Events
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Data environment BeforeOpenTables
Form set Load
Form Load
Data environment cursor(s) Init
Data environment Init
Objects (1) Init
Form set Activate
Form Activate
Object1 (2) When
Form GotFocus
Object1 GotFocus
Object1 Message
Object1 Valid (3)
Object1 LostFocus
Object2 (4) When
Object2 GotFocus
Object2 Message
Object2 Valid (3)
Object2 LostFocus
Form QueryUnload
Object (5) Destroy
Form Unload
Form set Unload
Data environment AfterCloseTables
Data environment Destroy
Data environment cursor(s) Destroy
(1) For each object, from innermost object to outermost container
(2) First object in the tab order
(3) As the object loses focus
(4) Next object to get focus
(5) For each object, from outermost container to innermost object
Additional query words: VFoxWin
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