# TXBarcodeCore.ShowText Property

> Gets or sets a value indicating whether the encrypted barcode text value is displayed below or above the barcode image or not. The default value is true.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 33.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Barcode`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.Core.SDK` (assembly `TXBarcode.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.ASP.SDK` (assembly `TXBarcode.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXBarcode.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl.Barcode > TXBarcodeCore.ShowText Property
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-barcode/txbarcodecore/showtext-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-barcode/txbarcodecore/showtext-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-barcode/txbarcodecore/showtext-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the encrypted [barcode text](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-barcode/txbarcodecore/text-property/llms-full.txt) value is displayed below or above the barcode image or not. The default value is true.

### Syntax

```csharp
public bool ShowText { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property ShowText As Boolean
```

### Examples

The following example uses `TXBarcodeCore.ShowText` to configure show text as part of the txbarcode core workflow. The configured value is checked before the workflow continues.

```csharp
tXBarcodeCore.ShowText = true;
if (tXBarcodeCore.ShowText)
{
    Console.WriteLine("TXBarcode Core: Show Text is enabled.");
}
```

```vbnet
tXBarcodeCore.ShowText = True
If tXBarcodeCore.ShowText Then
    Console.WriteLine("TXBarcode Core: Show Text is enabled.")
End If
```

### Remarks

This property is only executable for one dimensional barcodes.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [TXBarcodeCore.Save Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-barcode/txbarcodecore/save-method/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [TXBarcodeCore.Size Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-barcode/txbarcodecore/size-property/llms-full.txt)