# Javascript: TXTextControl.selectWord Method

> Selects the word at the current text input position.

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

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### Description

Selects the word at the current text input position.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> TXTextControl.selectWord([<EmptyRequestCallback> callback], [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| callback | Optional. Is called when the operation completed. |
| errorCallback | Optional. Is called when the operation failed with an error. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.selectWord` in a practical document-editing workflow. It selects the word at the current text input position.

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

TXTextControl.selectWord(
    function() {
        console.log("select word completed.");
    },
    onTxError
);
```

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