This really helps crystallize my understanding of VFP inheritance behavior. Thanks.

>Right, none of my first level classes, those derived directly from a VFP BaseClass, issue a dodefault(). If you are deriving from the FFC classes then your first level should issue dodefault() because the FFC subclass layer is between you and the VFP BaseClasses.

I see. It looks as though most of the objects on the Form Controls Toolbar of the Form Designer are built directly from VFP Baseclasses (Their class is equal to their baseclass), so theoretically adding DODEFAULT would be redundant in any of these...if I understand you correctly.

>>Is the default behavior for inherited baseclass methods explicitly specified anywhere in the official documentation...
...Doesn't seem like too much to ask of a professional developers tool.

>It's only an illusion if you ever think you are in control of these computers. *L*

Yes, but everyone knows that the mark of good documentation is that it fosters this illusion to the point of delusion ;-)