# TextControl.EditMode Property

> Specifies or returns a value of type Web.EditMode indicating whether the document's text is read-only, can be selected or is editable.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 22.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Web`
- **Assembly:** `TXTextControl.Web.dll`, which the TX Text Control .NET Server setup installs, for .NET Framework; in no NuGet package
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl.Web > TextControl.EditMode Property
- **409 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/editmode-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/editmode-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/editmode-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Specifies or returns a value of type [Web.EditMode](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/editmode/enumeration/llms-full.txt) indicating whether the document's text is read-only, can be selected or is editable.

### Syntax

```csharp
public Web.EditMode EditMode { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property EditMode() As Web.EditMode
```

### Examples

In the current ASP.NET Core integration, `EditMode` is configured through `TextControlSettings`. The following example sets it while creating the editor configuration.

```csharp
textControlSettings.EditMode = TXTextControl.Web.EditMode.Edit;
var configuredValue = textControlSettings.EditMode;
Console.WriteLine($"Edit Mode used by Text Control Settings: {configuredValue}");
```

```vbnet
textControlSettings.EditMode = TXTextControl.Web.EditMode.Edit
Dim configuredValue = textControlSettings.EditMode
Console.WriteLine($"Edit Mode used by Text Control Settings: {configuredValue}")
```

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## Nearby

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