# Javascript: CommentedText.setHighlightColor Method

> Sets the highlight color for the comment. Accepts CSS color strings.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 30.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: CommentedText.setHighlightColor Method
- **467 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/commentedtext/sethighlightcolor-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/commentedtext/sethighlightcolor-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/commentedtext/sethighlightcolor-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Sets the highlight color for the comment. Accepts CSS color strings.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> CommentedText.setHighlightColor(<string> value, [<EmptyRequestCallback> callback], [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| value | The property value. |
| callback | Optional. Is called when the operation completed. |
| errorCallback | Optional. Is called when the operation failed with an error. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `CommentedText.setHighlightColor` in a practical document-editing workflow. It sets the highlight color for the comment. Accepts CSS color strings.

```javascript
function onTxError(error) {
    console.error("TX Text Control error:", error.msg);
    error.handled = true;
}

TXTextControl.textParts.getMainText(function(mainText) {
    const comments = mainText.comments;
    comments.getItem(function(commentedText) {
        if (!commentedText) {
            console.warn("No commented text is available at the current input position.");
            return;
        }
    
        commentedText.setHighlightColor(
            "#ffd54f",
            function() {
                console.log("set highlight color completed.");
            },
            onTxError
        );
    }, onTxError);
}, onTxError);
```

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