# Javascript: TXTextControl.ApplicationField.showDialog Method

> Displays a merge field dialog for certain merge field types.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 25.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TXTextControl.ApplicationField.showDialog Method
- **144 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-applicationfield/showdialog-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-applicationfield/showdialog-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-applicationfield/showdialog-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Displays a merge field dialog for certain merge field types.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> TXTextControl.ApplicationField.showDialog()
```

### Examples

The following example creates a merge field definition and opens its field-specific configuration dialog.

```javascript
const mergeField = TXTextControl.ApplicationField("MERGEFIELD", "CustomerName", ["CustomerName"]);
mergeField.showDialog();
```

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