# Javascript: PageNumberField.getShowNumberOfPages Method

> Gets a value indicating whether the field shows the page number or the total number of pages.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 30.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: PageNumberField.getShowNumberOfPages Method
- **514 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/pagenumberfield/getshownumberofpages-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/pagenumberfield/getshownumberofpages-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/pagenumberfield/getshownumberofpages-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets a value indicating whether the field shows the page number or the total number of pages.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> PageNumberField.getShowNumberOfPages(<RequestBooleanCallback> 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 `PageNumberField.getShowNumberOfPages` in a practical document-editing workflow. It gets a value indicating whether the field shows the page number or the total number of pages.

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

TXTextControl.textParts.getMainText(function(mainText) {
    const pageNumberFields = mainText.pageNumberFields;
    pageNumberFields.getItem(function(pageNumberField) {
        if (!pageNumberField) {
            console.warn("No page number field is available at the current input position.");
            return;
        }
    
        pageNumberField.getShowNumberOfPages(
            function(result) {
                if (result) {
                    console.log("get show number of pages is available.");
                } else {
                    console.warn("get show number of pages is not available in the current document state.");
                }
            },
            onTxError
        );
    }, onTxError);
}, onTxError);
```

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