# Javascript: TXTextControl.ControlChars Enumeration

> Determines values for the control characters used in a TextControl document.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Enumeration
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TXTextControl.ControlChars Enumeration
- **494 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/controlchars-enumeration/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/controlchars-enumeration/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/controlchars-enumeration/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Determines values for the control characters used in a TextControl document.

### Members

| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Tab | Defines a tabulator (Keyboard: TAB). |
| ParagraphEnd | Defines the end of a paragraph (Keyboard: ENTER). |
| LineBreak | Defines a line break without beginning a new paragraph (Keyboard: SHIFT+ENTER). |
| PageBreak | Defines a page break (Keyboard: CTRL+ENTER). |
| ColumnBreak | Defines a page column break (Keyboard: CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER). |
| NonVisibleHyphen | Defines a non-visible hyphen (Keyboard: CTRL+(-)). |
| NonBreakingSpace | Defines a non-breaking space (Keyboard: CTRL+SHIFT+Space). |

### Examples

The following example uses `TXTextControl.ControlChars.Tab` (defines a tabulator (Keyboard: TAB).) in a document-editing workflow.

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

function applyControlChars(textChars) {
    textChars.addControlChar(
        TXTextControl.ControlChars.Tab,
        -1,
        function(result) {
            if (result) {
                console.log("add control char is available.");
            } else {
                console.warn("add control char is not available in the current document state.");
            }
        },
        onTxError
    );
}
```

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