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cancel_edit
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.. js:function:: cancel_edit() 

**domain**: client 

**language**: javascript

**class** :doc:`Item class </refs/client/item_api>`

Description
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Cancel visual editing on the record

The ``cancel_edit`` method 

* calls the
  :doc:`close_edit_form <m_close_edit_form>`
  method to destroy the edit_form

* calls the
  :doc:`cancel <m_cancel>`
  method to undo modifications made to the record
  

See also
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:doc:`Modifying datasets </programming/data/modifying_datasets>`

:doc:`close_edit_form <m_close_edit_form>`

:doc:`cancel <m_cancel>`