# Javascript: EmbeddedFile.getDescription Method

> Gets an optional file description.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 29.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: EmbeddedFile.getDescription Method
- **419 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/embeddedfile/getdescription-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/embeddedfile/getdescription-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/embeddedfile/getdescription-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets an optional file description.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> EmbeddedFile.getDescription(<RequestStringCallback> callback, [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])
```

### Parameters

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

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `EmbeddedFile.getDescription` in a practical document-editing workflow. It gets an optional file description.

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

TXTextControl.textParts.getMainText(function(mainText) {
    const embeddedFiles = mainText.embeddedFiles;
    embeddedFiles.getItem(function(embeddedFile) {
        if (!embeddedFile) {
            console.warn("No embedded file is available at the current input position.");
            return;
        }
    
        embeddedFile.getDescription(
            function(result) {
                console.log("get description result:", result);
            },
            onTxError
        );
    }, onTxError);
}, onTxError);
```

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