# Javascript: TXTextControl.editMode Property

> Obsolete. This property will be removed in one of the next versions. Gets or sets the edit mode the control is in. Must be set with one of the EditMode values.

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

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 24.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TXTextControl.editMode Property
- **170 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/editmode-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/editmode-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/editmode-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

`Obsolete. This property will be removed in one of the next versions.` Gets or sets the edit mode the control is in. Must be set with one of the EditMode values.

### Syntax

```javascript
<EditMode> TXTextControl.editMode
```

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.editMode` in a practical document-editing workflow. Obsolete. This property will be removed in one of the next versions. Gets or sets the edit mode the control is in. Must be set with one of the EditMode values.

```javascript
const editMode = tXTextControl.editMode;
console.log("edit mode:", editMode);
```

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