# TextControl.LoadTextAsync Method

> Loads text in a certain format. The complete contents of a Text Control are replaced. This method returns immediately and does not wait for the text to be completely loaded.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 21.0
- **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.LoadTextAsync Method
- **1497 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/loadtextasync-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/loadtextasync-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/loadtextasync-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Loads text in a certain format. The complete contents of a Text Control are replaced. This method returns immediately and does not wait for the text to be completely loaded.

### Syntax

#### LoadTextAsync(String, Web.StreamType)

Loads text formatted with the specified format. The new text is read from the specified file.

```csharp
public async System.Threading.Tasks.Task LoadTextAsync(string path,  Web.StreamType streamType);
```

```vbnet
Public Async Function LoadTextAsync(ByVal path As String, ByVal streamType As  Web.StreamType) As System.Threading.Tasks.Task
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| path | Specifies a file from which the data is loaded. |
| streamType | Specifies one of the [StreamType](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/streamtype/enumeration/llms-full.txt) values. |

#### LoadTextAsync(System.IO.FileStream, Web.StreamType)

 Loads text formatted with the specified format. The new text is read from the specified file stream.

```csharp
public async System.Threading.Tasks.Task LoadTextAsync(System.IO.FileStream fileStream, Web.StreamType streamType);
```

```vbnet
Public Async Function LoadTextAsync(ByVal fileStream As System.IO.FileStream, ByVal streamType As  Web.StreamType) As System.Threading.Tasks.Task
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| fileStream | Specifies a file from which the data is loaded. The data is loaded from the stream's current position. |
| streamType | Specifies one of the [StreamType](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/streamtype/enumeration/llms-full.txt) values. |

#### LoadTextAsync(Byte\[\], Web.BinaryStreamType)

 Loads text formatted with the specified format. The new text is read from the specified byte array.

```csharp
public async System.Threading.Tasks.Task LoadTextAsync(byte[] binaryData, Web.BinaryStreamType binaryStreamType);
```

```vbnet
Public Async Function LoadTextAsync(ByVal binaryData As Byte(), ByVal binaryStreamType As Web.BinaryStreamType) As System.Threading.Tasks.Task
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| binaryData | Specifies a byte array from which the data is loaded. |
| binaryStreamType | Specifies one of the [BinaryStreamType](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/binarystreamtype/enumeration/llms-full.txt) values. |

#### LoadTextAsync(String, Web.StringStreamType)

 Loads text formatted with the specified format. The new text is read from the specified string.

```csharp
public async System.Threading.Tasks.Task LoadTextAsync(string stringData,  Web.StringStreamType stringStreamType);
```

```vbnet
Public Async Function LoadTextAsync(ByVal stringData As String, ByVal stringStreamType As  Web.StringStreamType) As System.Threading.Tasks.Task
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| stringData | Specifies a string from which the data is loaded. |
| stringStreamType | Specifies one of the [StringStreamType](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/stringstreamtype/enumeration/llms-full.txt) values. |

### Examples

The following example uses `TextControl.LoadText` in a document-processing workflow.

```csharp
var result = textControl.LoadText(@"App_Data\document.docx", TXTextControl.Web.StreamType.PlainAnsiText);
Console.WriteLine(result);
```

```vbnet
Dim result = textControl.LoadText("App_Data\document.docx", TXTextControl.Web.StreamType.PlainAnsiText)
Console.WriteLine(result)
```

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