# Javascript: TXTextControl.TextField.editable Property

> Obsolete. This property will be removed in one of the next versions. Specifies whether the text of a text field can be changed by the end-user while a TX Text Control document is being edited.

> **Note:** This is deprecated and should not be used in new work.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 25.0
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TXTextControl.TextField.editable Property
- **212 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-textfield/editable-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-textfield/editable-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol-textfield/editable-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

`Obsolete. This property will be removed in one of the next versions.` Specifies whether the text of a text field can be changed by the end-user while a TX Text Control document is being edited.

### Syntax

```javascript
<boolean> TXTextControl.TextField.editable
```

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.TextField.editable` in a practical document-editing workflow. Obsolete. This property will be removed in one of the next versions. Specifies whether the text of a text field can be changed by the end-user while a TX Text Control document is being edited.

```javascript
function inspectEditable(textField) {
    const editable = textField.editable;
    console.log("editable:", editable);
}
```

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