# SectionStart Property

> Returns the one-based number of the first character of the section with a given section number, a read-only, run-time-only Long property of TXTextControl.

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

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Gets the number (one-based) of the section's first character.

Introduced: 21.0.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.SectionStart Number
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Number | Specifies the section's number. The first section has the number 1. To get the number of the section at the text input position the [SectionAtInputPos](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/sectionatinputpos-property/llms-full.txt) property can be used. |

### Data Types

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

### Limitations

Read only, run time only.

### See Also

- [Programming Category: Sections and Pages](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/sections-pages/llms-full.txt)

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