# FieldDescriptiveText Property

> Sets the descriptive text of a hyperlink or form field (link, check box, combo box, form text or date field) selected by FieldCurrent; run time only.

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

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Defines a descriptive text for a hyperlink or form field. If a text already exists, the old text is deleted. An empty string indicates that the hyperlink has no such text. An empty string can also be used to delete a previously set text. The [FieldCurrent](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/fieldcurrent-property/llms-full.txt) property determines the field which text is set. The field must be of the type **txFieldExternalLink**, **txFieldInternalLink**, **txFieldCheckBox**, **txFieldComboBox**, **txFieldFormText** or **txFieldDate**.

Introduced: 34.0.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.FieldDescriptiveText [= string]
```

### Data Types

String.

### Limitations

Run time only.

### See Also

- [Marked Text Fields](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/fields/llms-full.txt)
- [FieldCurrent Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/fieldcurrent-property/llms-full.txt)
- [Programming Category: Text Fields](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/text-fields/llms-full.txt)

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