# Javascript: TXTextControl.getTextFields Method

> Obsolete. This method will be removed in one of the next versions. Requests a collection of either all text fields the current text part contains or only the text field containing the input position from the server and returns the collection by calling a callback function which has to be provided as a parameter to the function.

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

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

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### Description

`Obsolete. This method will be removed in one of the next versions.` Requests a collection of either all text fields the current text part contains or only the text field containing the input position from the server and returns the collection by calling a callback function which has to be provided as a parameter to the function.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> TXTextControl.getTextFields(<RequestTextFieldsCallback> callback, [<boolean> atInputPosition])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| callback | A function with one parameter. Is called with an array of [text fields](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-textfield/llms-full.txt) as a parameter containing the requested text fields as soon as the information has been retrieved from the server. |
| atInputPosition | Optional. A boolean value indicating that only the text field containing the input position should be retrieved. If there is no text field at the input position, an empty array is received. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.getTextFields` in a practical document-editing workflow. Obsolete. This method will be removed in one of the next versions. Requests a collection of either all text fields the current text part contains or only the text field containing the input position from the server and returns the collection by calling a callback function which has to be provided as a parameter to the function.

```javascript
TXTextControl.getTextFields(
    function(result) {
        if (!result) {
            console.warn("No text field was returned.");
            return;
        }
        
        console.log("get text fields result:", result);
    },
    true
);
```

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