# Javascript: StatusBarViewGenerator.getShowColumn Method

> Specifies whether the status bar shows the column number of the current text input position.

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

---

### Description

Specifies whether the status bar shows the column number of the current text input position.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> StatusBarViewGenerator.getShowColumn(<RequestBooleanCallback> 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 `StatusBarViewGenerator.getShowColumn` in a practical document-editing workflow. It specifies whether the status bar shows the column number of the current text input position.

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

TXTextControl.statusBar.getShowColumn(
    function(result) {
        if (result) {
            console.log("get show column is available.");
        } else {
            console.warn("get show column is not available in the current document state.");
        }
    },
    onTxError
);
```

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