# Javascript: DocumentViewerElement.loadDocument Method

> Loads a Base64-encoded document and replaces the currently displayed document. Provider and rendering failures resolve to `false`. Invalid document data or lifecycle violations may reject the returned promise.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 24.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API - Document Viewer > Javascript: DocumentViewerElement.loadDocument Method
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript-document-viewer/documentviewerelement/loaddocument-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript-document-viewer/documentviewerelement/loaddocument-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript-document-viewer/documentviewerelement/loaddocument-method/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Description](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript-document-viewer/documentviewerelement/loaddocument-method/#description)
- [Syntax](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript-document-viewer/documentviewerelement/loaddocument-method/#syntax)
- [Parameters](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript-document-viewer/documentviewerelement/loaddocument-method/#parameters)
- [Return Value](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript-document-viewer/documentviewerelement/loaddocument-method/#return-value)

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