# Javascript: HypertextLink.getDescriptiveText Method

> Gets the hyperlink's descriptive text. An empty string indicates that the link has no such text.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 34.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: HypertextLink.getDescriptiveText Method
- **450 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/hypertextlink/getdescriptivetext-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/hypertextlink/getdescriptivetext-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/hypertextlink/getdescriptivetext-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets the hyperlink's descriptive text. An empty string indicates that the link has no such text.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> HypertextLink.getDescriptiveText(<RequestStringCallback> callback, [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])
```

### Parameters

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

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `HypertextLink.getDescriptiveText` in a practical document-editing workflow. It gets the hyperlink's descriptive text. An empty string indicates that the link has no such text.

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

TXTextControl.textParts.getMainText(function(mainText) {
    const hypertextLinks = mainText.hypertextLinks;
    hypertextLinks.getItem(function(hypertextLink) {
        if (!hypertextLink) {
            console.warn("No hypertext link is available at the current input position.");
            return;
        }
    
        hypertextLink.getDescriptiveText(
            function(result) {
                console.log("get descriptive text result:", result);
            },
            onTxError
        );
    }, onTxError);
}, onTxError);
```

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## Nearby

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