OK. Just to sum up:

(1)DODEFAULT() executes base class parent method of current method if and only if current method is a direct subclass of the base class.

(2)Base class behavior is always executed upon exit from a method that descends from the baseclass regardless of how far down the class hierarchy the current method is...UNLESS a NODEFAULT is executed (appears?) in the code of the current method.

Suppose textbox -> cla -> clb -> clc -> cld is a class hierarchy.

cla.gotfocus is

clb.gotfocus is DODEFAULT()
NODEFAULT


clc.gotfocus is DODEFAULT()


cld.gotfocus is DODEFAULT()


In this case, the base class behavior never executes for cld.gotfocus()...True?

Which is OK of course because all pertinent aspects of each layer are exposed sufficiently for coder of level d to not be surprised by this behavior.<g>

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