# TXTextControl.DateField Object

> Represents an MS Word specific DATE field. Is used as a parameter for the addMergeField method.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Object
- **Introduced:** 25.0
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > JavaScript API > TXTextControl.DateField Object
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Description](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/#description)
- [Syntax](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/#syntax)
- [Examples](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/#examples)
- [Members](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/#members)

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## In This Section

- [Javascript: TXTextControl.DateField.format Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/format-property/llms.txt): Specifies the format of the field. It must be a standard DateTime format string of the .NET Framework.
- [Javascript: TXTextControl.DateField.preserveFormatting Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-datefield/preserveformatting-property/llms.txt): Specifies whether the field's formatting should be preserved.

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