# Javascript: TextPart.getTextFields Method

> Obsolete. This method will be removed in one of the next versions. Requests a collection of either all text fields in the text part or only the text field containing the input position from the server and returns the collection by calling a callback function which has to be provided as a parameter to the function.

> **Note:** This is deprecated and should not be used in new work.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 25.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TextPart.getTextFields Method
- **471 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/textpart/gettextfields-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/textpart/gettextfields-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/textpart/gettextfields-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

`Obsolete. This method will be removed in one of the next versions.` Requests a collection of either all text fields in the text part or only the text field containing the input position from the server and returns the collection by calling a callback function which has to be provided as a parameter to the function.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> TextPart.getTextFields(<function> callback, [<boolean> atInputPosition])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| callback | A function with one parameter. Is called with an array of TextFields as a parameter containing the requested text fields as soon as the information has been retrieved from the server. |
| atInputPosition | Optional. A boolean value indicating that only the text field containing the input position should be retrieved. If there is no text field at the input position, an empty array is received. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TextPart.getTextFields` in a practical document-editing workflow. Obsolete. This method will be removed in one of the next versions. Requests a collection of either all text fields in the text part or only the text field containing the input position from the server and returns the collection by calling a callback function which has to be provided as a parameter to the function.

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

TXTextControl.textParts.getMainText(function(textPart) {
    textPart.getTextFields(
        function() {
            console.log("get text fields completed.");
        },
        true
    );
}, onTxError);
```

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