# AutoSelect Property

> Determines whether the text of a newly added XML element is selected automatically; the Boolean AutoSelect property is True by default. Run time only.

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

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Determines whether the text of a newly added XML element is automatically selected. The value of this property is True by default.

### Syntax

```vbscript
XMLElement.AutoSelect [= boolean]
```

### Data Types

Boolean.

### Limitations

Run time only.

### See Also

- [Working with XML Files](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/xml/llms-full.txt)
- [Programming Category: XML Programming](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/xml/llms-full.txt)

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