# CommentStart Property

> Returns the one-based index of the first character of the text associated with the comment with the given CommentId; read only, run time only.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Property
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > TXTextControl > CommentStart Property
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/commentstart-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/commentstart-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/commentstart-property/llms-full.txt

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Returns the index (one-based) of the first character of the text associated with the specified comment.

Introduced: 30.0.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.CommentStart(CommentId)
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| CommentId | Specifies a comment identifier. |

### Data Types

| Name | Data type |
|---|---|
| CommentId | Long |
| Property value | Long |

### Limitations

Read only, run time only.

### See Also

- [Programming Category: Commenting a document](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/comments/llms-full.txt)

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