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edit_record
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.. js:function:: edit_record(container) 

**domain**: client 

**language**: javascript

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

Description
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Puts the current record in edit 
:doc:`state <at_item_state>`
and creates an 
:doc:`edit_form <at_edit_form>`
for visual editing of the record.


If ``container`` parameter (Jquery object of the DOM element) is specified the
edit form html template is inserted in the container.

If ``container`` parameter is not specified but **Modeless form** attribute is 
set in the 
:doc:`Edit Form Dialog </admin/items/edit_form_dialog>` or modeless attribute 
of the 
:doc:`edit_options <at_edit_options>` is set programmatically and task has the
:doc:`forms_in_tabs </refs/client/task/at_forms_in_tabs>`
attribute set and the application doesn't have modal forms, the 
modeless edit form will be created in the new tab of the
:doc:`forms_container </refs/client/task/at_forms_container>` object of the task.

In all other cases the modal form will be created.

If editing is allowed in modeless mode, the user can edit several records at 
the same time. In this case the application calls the 
:doc:`copy <m_copy>`
method to create a copy of the item. This copy will be used to edit the record. 
The application will call its
:doc:`open <m_open>`
method to get the record from the server by using the value of the primary key 
field as a filter.

In case of modal editing the application executes 
:doc:`refresh_record <m_refresh_record>` methods to get from the server
the latest data of the record.

If a :doc:`record locking </admin/record_locking>` is enabled for the item, along 
with receiving the record data from the server the application receives the 
version of the record.

Then the ``edit_record`` method 

* calls the 
  :doc:`can_edit <m_can_edit>`
  method to check whether a user have a right to edit the record,
  
* if the user have a right to edit the record, checks whether the item is in edit 
  or insert
  :doc:`state <at_item_state>`
  , and if not, calls the 
  :doc:`edit <m_edit>`
  method to edit the record
  
* calls the
  :doc:`create_edit_form <m_create_edit_form>`
  method to create a form for visual editing of the record

See also
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:doc:`Forms </programming/interface/forms>`

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

:doc:`edit <m_edit>`

:doc:`can_create <m_can_create>`

:doc:`Record locking </admin/record_locking>`