# TextViewGenerator.CanEdit Property

> Informs whether the document's text and/or formatting attributes can be changed. The property's value depends on the DocumentPermissions.ReadOnly property and the currently set edit mode.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 25.0
- **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 > TextViewGenerator.CanEdit Property
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/textviewgenerator/canedit-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/textviewgenerator/canedit-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/textviewgenerator/canedit-property/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Description](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/textviewgenerator/canedit-property/#description)
- [Syntax](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/textviewgenerator/canedit-property/#syntax)
- [Examples](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/textviewgenerator/canedit-property/#examples)
- [Limitations](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/textviewgenerator/canedit-property/#limitations)

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