---
title: sendsActionOnEndEditing
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nscell/sendsactiononendediting
---

# sendsActionOnEndEditing

A Boolean value indicating whether the cell’s control object sends its action message when the user finishes editing the cell’s text.

## Declaration

```swift
var sendsActionOnEndEditing: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion When the value of this property is true, the control sends its action message when editing is complete. Editing is complete when the user does one of the following: Presses the Return key Presses the Tab key to move out of the field Clicks another text field When the value is false, the control sends its action message only when the user presses the Return key.

## See Also

### Editing and Selecting Text

- [edit(withFrame:in:editor:delegate:event:)](appkit/nscell/edit(withframe:in:editor:delegate:event:).md)
- [select(withFrame:in:editor:delegate:start:length:)](appkit/nscell/select(withframe:in:editor:delegate:start:length:).md)
- [endEditing(_:)](appkit/nscell/endediting(_:).md)
- [wantsNotificationForMarkedText](appkit/nscell/wantsnotificationformarkedtext.md)
- [fieldEditor(for:)](appkit/nscell/fieldeditor(for:).md)
- [usesSingleLineMode](appkit/nscell/usessinglelinemode.md)