{"identifier":17449,"topic":"System messages","name":"closeField","text":"<code>closeField<\/code> <br><br>\n\n Handler: <br><br>\n\n <code><pre>on closeField\n   <i>statements<\/i>\nend closeField\n<\/pre><\/code>\nHyperCard sends the<code> closeField <\/code>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<code> closeField <\/code>only when the text actually changes. <br>\n<br>\nThe following actions close a field, saving any changes that were made to the text: <br><br>\n\n \u2022 Clicking outside the field \u2022 Moving the insertion point    to the next field with the Tab key \u2022 Pressing the Enter key \u2022 Pressing Command-Shift-Z to revert    the field to the last saved version  \u2022 Going to another card \u2022 Quitting HyperCard <br>\n","related":{"19146":"deleteField","36487":"enterInField","19615":"exitField","22421":"newField","23457":"openField","46143":"returnInField","6031":"Where messages are sent initially"},"examples":"","demo":"","debug":{"9":["closeField\r\rHandler:"],"10":["The following action"]}}