# ShowErrorMessageEventArgs.ErrorMessage Property

> Gets the error message.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 21.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.ServerVisualisation`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.Core.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.Server.Core.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.ASP.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.Server.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.Server.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl.ServerVisualization > ShowErrorMessageEventArgs.ErrorMessage Property
- **308 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/showerrormessageeventargs/errormessage-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/showerrormessageeventargs/errormessage-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/showerrormessageeventargs/errormessage-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets the error message.

### Syntax

```csharp
public string ErrorMessage { get; }
```

```vbnet
Public ReadOnly Property ErrorMessage As String
```

### Examples

The following example includes the error message value in application diagnostics. The created object is then available to the surrounding document workflow.

```csharp
Console.WriteLine($"Error Message: {showErrorMessageEventArgs.ErrorMessage}");
Console.WriteLine("Show Error Message Event Args is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
Console.WriteLine($"Error Message: {showErrorMessageEventArgs.ErrorMessage}")
Console.WriteLine("Show Error Message Event Args is ready for use.")
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [ShowErrorMessageEventArgs.Caption Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/showerrormessageeventargs/caption-property/llms-full.txt)
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