# Javascript: TXTextControl.getViewMode Method

> Gets the mode how Text Control displays a document.

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

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### Description

Gets the mode how Text Control displays a document.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> TXTextControl.getViewMode(<RequestViewModeCallback> callback, [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| callback | Receives the mode how Text Control displays a document. |
| errorCallback | Optional. Is called when the operation failed with an error. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.getViewMode` in a practical document-editing workflow. It gets the mode how Text Control displays a document.

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

TXTextControl.getViewMode(
    function(viewMode) {
        if (!viewMode) {
            console.warn("No view mode was returned.");
            return;
        }
        
        console.log("get view mode result:", viewMode);
    },
    onTxError
);
```

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