# Javascript: TXTextControl.MergeField.textBefore Property

> Specifies the text of the field that is displayed before the field's text.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 25.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TXTextControl.MergeField.textBefore Property
- **172 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-mergefield/textbefore-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-mergefield/textbefore-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-mergefield/textbefore-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Specifies the text of the field that is displayed before the field's text.

### Syntax

```javascript
<string> TXTextControl.MergeField.textBefore
```

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.MergeField.textBefore` in a practical document-editing workflow. It specifies the text of the field that is displayed before the field's text.

```javascript
function inspectTextBefore(mergeField) {
    const textBefore = mergeField.textBefore;
    console.log("text before:", textBefore);
}
```

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