# StatusBarViewGenerator.ShowLanguage Property

> Specifies whether the status bar shows the language of the text selection or the text input position.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 21.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.ServerVisualisation`
- **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 > StatusBarViewGenerator.ShowLanguage Property
- **381 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/statusbarviewgenerator/showlanguage-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/statusbarviewgenerator/showlanguage-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/statusbarviewgenerator/showlanguage-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Specifies whether the status bar shows the language of the text selection or the text input position.

### Syntax

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

```vbnet
Public Property ShowLanguage As Boolean
```

### Examples

The following example uses `StatusBarViewGenerator.ShowLanguage` to configure show language as part of the status bar view generator workflow. The configured value is checked before the workflow continues.

```csharp
statusBarViewGenerator.ShowLanguage = true;
if (statusBarViewGenerator.ShowLanguage)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Status Bar View Generator: Show Language is enabled.");
}
```

```vbnet
statusBarViewGenerator.ShowLanguage = True
If statusBarViewGenerator.ShowLanguage Then
    Console.WriteLine("Status Bar View Generator: Show Language is enabled.")
End If
```

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [StatusBarViewGenerator.ShowKeyStates Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/statusbarviewgenerator/showkeystates-property/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [StatusBarViewGenerator.ShowLine Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/statusbarviewgenerator/showline-property/llms-full.txt)