# Javascript: DocumentLink.getDocumentTarget Method

> Gets an object of the type DocumentTarget specifying to where the link points.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 28.0
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: DocumentLink.getDocumentTarget Method
- **499 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/documentlink/getdocumenttarget-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/documentlink/getdocumenttarget-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/documentlink/getdocumenttarget-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets an object of the type DocumentTarget specifying to where the link points.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> DocumentLink.getDocumentTarget(<RequestDocumentTargetCallback> callback, [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| callback | Receives the link's target. |
| errorCallback | Optional. Is called when the operation failed with an error. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `DocumentLink.getDocumentTarget` in a practical document-editing workflow. It gets an object of the type DocumentTarget specifying to where the link points.

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

TXTextControl.textParts.getMainText(function(mainText) {
    const documentLinks = mainText.documentLinks;
    documentLinks.getItem(function(documentLink) {
        if (!documentLink) {
            console.warn("No document link is available at the current input position.");
            return;
        }
    
        documentLink.getDocumentTarget(
            function(result) {
                if (!result) {
                    console.warn("No document target was returned.");
                    return;
                }
                
                console.log("get document target result:", result);
            },
            onTxError
        );
    }, onTxError);
}, onTxError);
```

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