# Javascript: DocumentTarget.getDeleteable Method

> Gets whether a document target can be deleted by the end-user while a TX Text Control document is being edited.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 28.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: DocumentTarget.getDeleteable Method
- **515 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/documenttarget/getdeleteable-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/documenttarget/getdeleteable-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/documenttarget/getdeleteable-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets whether a document target can be deleted by the end-user while a TX Text Control document is being edited.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> DocumentTarget.getDeleteable(<RequestBooleanCallback> callback, [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| callback | Receives whether a document target can be deleted. |
| errorCallback | Optional. Is called when the operation failed with an error. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `DocumentTarget.getDeleteable` in a practical document-editing workflow. It gets whether a document target can be deleted by the end-user while a TX Text Control document is being edited.

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

TXTextControl.textParts.getMainText(function(mainText) {
    const documentTargets = mainText.documentTargets;
    documentTargets.getItem(function(documentTarget) {
        if (!documentTarget) {
            console.warn("No document target is available at the current input position.");
            return;
        }
    
        documentTarget.getDeleteable(
            function(result) {
                if (result) {
                    console.log("get deleteable is available.");
                } else {
                    console.warn("get deleteable is not available in the current document state.");
                }
            },
            onTxError
        );
    }, onTxError);
}, onTxError);
```

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