# TargetStart Property

> Returns the one-based character index of a link target in the document, given by its identifier; the target is at the left edge of this character.

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

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Returns the target's character index, one-based, in the document. The target's position is at the left edge of this character.

Introduced: 28.0.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.TargetStart(TargetId)
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| TargetId | Specifies the target's unique identifier. This must be the value returned from the [TargetInsert](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/targetinsert-method/llms-full.txt) method. |

### Data Types

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

### Limitations

Read only, run time only.

### See Also

- [Marked Text Fields](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/fields/llms-full.txt)
- [Programming Category: Hypertext Links](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/hypertext-links/llms-full.txt)

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