# Javascript: TableCellBorder.setTextDistance Method

> Sets the distance between the table cell's border and its text in twips.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 28.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TableCellBorder.setTextDistance Method
- **383 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/tablecellborder/settextdistance-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/tablecellborder/settextdistance-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/tablecellborder/settextdistance-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Sets the distance between the table cell's border and its text in twips.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> TableCellBorder.setTextDistance(<number> textDistance, [<EmptyRequestCallback> callback], [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| textDistance | The distance between the table cell's border and its text in twips. |
| callback | Optional. Is called when the operation completed. |
| errorCallback | Optional. Is called when the operation failed with an error. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TableCellBorder.setTextDistance` in a practical document-editing workflow. It sets the distance between the table cell's border and its text in twips.

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

function configureTextDistance(tableCellBorder) {
    tableCellBorder.setTextDistance(
        1440,
        function() {
            console.log("set text distance completed.");
        },
        onTxError
    );
}
```

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