# TXTextControl.DateField Object

> Represents an MS Word specific DATE field. Is used as a parameter for the addMergeField method.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Object
- **Introduced:** 25.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > TXTextControl.DateField Object
- **297 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Represents an MS Word specific DATE field. Is used as a parameter for the [addMergeField](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/addmergefield-method/llms-full.txt) method.

### Syntax

```javascript
TXTextControl.DateField
```

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.DateField` in a practical document-editing workflow. It represents an MS Word specific DATE field. Is used as a parameter for the addMergeField method.

```javascript
function inspectDateField(dateField) {
    console.log("TXTextControl.DateField object:", dateField);
}
```

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## In This Section

- [Javascript: TXTextControl.DateField.format Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/format-property/llms-full.txt): Specifies the format of the field. It must be a standard DateTime format string of the .NET Framework.
- [Javascript: TXTextControl.DateField.preserveFormatting Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/preserveformatting-property/llms-full.txt): Specifies whether the field's formatting should be preserved.

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