# Javascript: CommentedText.getNumber Method

> Gets the comment's number. The first comment in the document has the number 1. The number is defined through the textflow. Commented text with a smaller start position has a smaller comment number.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 30.0
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: CommentedText.getNumber Method
- **475 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/commentedtext/getnumber-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/commentedtext/getnumber-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/commentedtext/getnumber-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets the comment's number. The first comment in the document has the number 1. The number is defined through the textflow. Commented text with a smaller start position has a smaller comment number.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> CommentedText.getNumber(<RequestNumberCallback> callback, [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| callback | Receives the property value. |
| errorCallback | Optional. Is called when the operation failed with an error. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `CommentedText.getNumber` in a practical document-editing workflow. It gets the comment's number. The first comment in the document has the number 1. The number is defined through the textflow. Commented text with a smaller start position has a smaller comment number.

```javascript
function onTxError(error) {
    console.error("TX Text Control error:", error.msg);
    error.handled = true;
}

TXTextControl.textParts.getMainText(function(mainText) {
    const comments = mainText.comments;
    comments.getItem(function(commentedText) {
        if (!commentedText) {
            console.warn("No commented text is available at the current input position.");
            return;
        }
    
        commentedText.getNumber(
            function(result) {
                console.log("get number result:", result);
            },
            onTxError
        );
    }, onTxError);
}, onTxError);
```

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