# Javascript: TXTextControl.setEditMode Method

> Sets a value indicating whether the document's text is protected, or can be freely edited and formatted.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 28.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TXTextControl.setEditMode Method
- **358 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/seteditmode-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/seteditmode-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/seteditmode-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Sets a value indicating whether the document's text is protected, or can be freely edited and formatted.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> TXTextControl.setEditMode(<EditMode> editMode, [<EmptyRequestCallback> callback], [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| editMode | Specifies whether the document's text is protected, or can be freely edited and formatted. |
| callback | Optional. Is called when the operation completed. |
| errorCallback | Optional. Is called when the operation failed with an error. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.setEditMode` in a practical document-editing workflow. It sets a value indicating whether the document's text is protected, or can be freely edited and formatted.

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

TXTextControl.setEditMode(
    TXTextControl.EditMode.Edit,
    function() {
        console.log("set edit mode completed.");
    },
    onTxError
);
```

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