# Javascript: TXTextControl.showDialog Method

> Shows a built-in dialog box.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 31.0
- **Path:** DS Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TXTextControl.showDialog Method
- **185 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/showdialog-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/showdialog-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/showdialog-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Shows a built-in dialog box.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> TXTextControl.showDialog(<DialogBoxKind> dialogBoxKind, [<number> selectedTab])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| dialogBoxKind | The dialog box kind. |
| selectedTab | Optional. The 0-based selected dialog tab. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.showDialog` in a practical document-editing workflow. Shows a built-in dialog box.

```javascript
TXTextControl.showDialog(TXTextControl.DialogBoxKind.FontDialog, 1);
```

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