>>I am trying to understand the order of instantiation and how to use it.
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>>Here is an example:
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>>Form Class A (base class, based on VFP form class). This class has a method to manipulate form controls (textboxes, buttons, labels, etc.). Let’s call this method MYMETHOD1(). But Form Class A has NO controls.
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>>Form Class B (based on Class A, above). This form has controls (textboxes, labels, pageframe, etc.) I need to call method MYMETHOD1() in INIT method of this class (class B). Should I first call DODEFAULT() to make sure that all controls are instantiated before calling MYMETHOD1()? Or VFP instantiate all controls first, by default?
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>>Thank you in advance for any help.
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>You can call this class method from the form's Init.

I know. But I would like to know if I should call DODEFAULT() in INIT method of the Class B before calling method MYMETHOD1() of Class A. Ideally I would like to call MYMETHOD1() in the INIT method of the Class A so that any class that inherits from class A automatically calls this method.