# Javascript: InputFormat.getBold Method

> Gets a value specifying whether text is bold at the current input position.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 28.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: InputFormat.getBold Method
- **359 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/inputformat/getbold-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/inputformat/getbold-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/inputformat/getbold-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets a value specifying whether text is bold at the current input position.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> InputFormat.getBold(<RequestBooleanCallback> callback, [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| callback | Receives whether text is bold at the current input position. |
| errorCallback | Optional. Is called when the operation failed with an error. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `InputFormat.getBold` in a practical document-editing workflow. It gets a value specifying whether text is bold at the current input position.

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

TXTextControl.inputFormat.getBold(
    function(result) {
        if (result) {
            console.log("get bold is available.");
        } else {
            console.warn("get bold is not available in the current document state.");
        }
    },
    onTxError
);
```

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