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# controlTextDidEndEditing(_:)

Tells the delegate that the control finished editing its text content and committed the changes.

```
@MainActor optional func controlTextDidEndEditing(_ obj: Notification)
```

## Parameters

`obj`

A notification object that contains details about the editing configuration.

## Discussion

Use the key `“NSFieldEditor”` to obtain the field editor from the notification object’s `userInfo` dictionary.

> Note:
> If you call ``doc://com.apple.appkit/documentation/AppKit/NSControl/abortEditing()`` to discard pending edits, the control doesn’t call ``doc://com.apple.appkit/documentation/AppKit/NSControlTextEditingDelegate/controlTextDidEndEditing(_:)``.

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