# TXSpell.Check Method

> Checks text for spelling errors and fills the IncorrectWordCollection at TXSpell.IncorrectWords with all incorrect words. The first implementation uses selected dictionaries of the DictionaryCollection at TXSpell.Dictionaries. The second implementation uses selected dictionaries of the TXSpell.Dictionaries DictionaryCollection and the default dictionary folder where the dictionary's language equals to the defined language parameter. Only those dictionaries are used whose Dictionary.IsSpellCheckingEnabled properties are set to true.

- **Product:** TX Spell .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Proofing`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TXSpell.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXSpell.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TXSpell.Core.SDK` (assembly `TXSpell.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXSpell.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Spell .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl.Proofing > TXSpell.Check Method
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/txspell/check-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/txspell/check-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/txspell/check-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Checks text for spelling errors and fills the [IncorrectWordCollection](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/incorrectwordcollection/llms-full.txt) at [TXSpell.IncorrectWords](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/txspell/incorrectwords-property/llms-full.txt) with all [incorrect words](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/incorrectword/llms-full.txt). The first implementation uses selected [dictionaries](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/llms-full.txt) of the [DictionaryCollection](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionarycollection/llms-full.txt) at [TXSpell.Dictionaries](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/txspell/dictionaries-property/llms-full.txt). The second implementation uses selected [dictionaries](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/llms-full.txt) of the [TXSpell.Dictionaries](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/txspell/dictionaries-property/llms-full.txt) [DictionaryCollection](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionarycollection/llms-full.txt) and the default dictionary folder where the [dictionary's language](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/language-property/llms-full.txt) equals to the defined language parameter. Only those [dictionaries](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/txspell/dictionaries-property/llms-full.txt) are used whose [Dictionary.IsSpellCheckingEnabled](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/isspellcheckingenabled-property/llms-full.txt) properties are set to true.

### Syntax

#### Check(string)

Checks text for spelling errors using selected [dictionaries](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/llms-full.txt) of the [DictionaryCollection](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionarycollection/llms-full.txt) at [TXSpell.Dictionaries](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/txspell/dictionaries-property/llms-full.txt).

```csharp
public void Check(string text);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub Check(text As String)
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| text | Specifies the text to spell check. |

#### Check(string, CultureInfo)

Checks text for spelling errors using selected [dictionaries](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/llms-full.txt) of the [TXSpell.Dictionaries](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/txspell/dictionaries-property/llms-full.txt) [DictionaryCollection](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionarycollection/llms-full.txt) and the default dictionary folder where the [dictionary's language](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/language-property/llms-full.txt) equals to the defined language parameter.

```csharp
public void Check(string text, CultureInfo language);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub Check(text As String, language As CultureInfo)
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| text | Specifies the text to spell check. |
| language | The language that is used to spell check the specified text. |

### Examples

The following example uses Check in a focused TXSpell workflow. The created object is then available to the surrounding document workflow.

```csharp
tXSpell.Check("Quarterly results", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US"));
Console.WriteLine("TXSpell is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
tXSpell.Check("Quarterly results", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US"))
Console.WriteLine("TXSpell is ready for use.")
```

### Remarks

This method throws an exception, if called while the SpellCheckDialog is open.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [TXSpell.ChangeType Enumeration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/txspell-changetype/enumeration/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [TXSpell Constructor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/txspell/constructor/llms-full.txt)