# getActiveEditTransaction

Reads the active cell editing transaction, or null when not editing.

Canonical: https://grid.syidax.com/docs/methods/getActiveEditTransaction/

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## What does this API do?

Reads the active cell editing transaction, or null when not editing.

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## Exact input and result types

```typescript
getActiveEditTransaction(): Promise<EditTransaction | null>
```

| Arguments | Required | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |

The return type is `Promise<EditTransaction | null>`.

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## Usage flow

After registering and initializing the Grid element, call grid.getActiveEditTransaction(…). Read the return value with await. For methods returning a boolean or report, inspect the result before continuing.

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## Read related types

- [EditTransaction](https://grid.syidax.com/docs/types/EditTransaction.md)

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## Feature explanations and examples

- [Cell and row editing](https://grid.syidax.com/docs/features/cell-editing.md) — Cell editing changes one value immediately; full-row editing commits multiple fields as one row operation. editor specifies the input UI, while editable controls write access.