# Selection.CanSendToBack Property

> Gets value that indicates whether the selected shape can be displayed as the lowest shape of all shapes. The property returns false if no or more than one shape are selected or one of the selected shape is already the lowest shape. In all other cases the property returns true.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 23.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Drawing`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXDrawing.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXDrawing.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl.Drawing > Selection.CanSendToBack Property
- **402 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/cansendtoback-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/cansendtoback-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/cansendtoback-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets value that indicates whether the [selected shape](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/shapes-property/llms-full.txt) can be [displayed as the lowest](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/sendtoback-method/llms-full.txt) [shape](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape/llms-full.txt) of all [shapes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/txdrawingcontrol/shapes-property/llms-full.txt). The property returns false if no or more than one [shape](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape/llms-full.txt) are selected or one of the selected shape is already the lowest shape. In all other cases the property returns true.

### Syntax

```csharp
public bool CanSendToBack { get; }
```

```vbnet
Public ReadOnly Property CanSendToBack As Boolean
```

### Examples

The following example checks can send to back before performing the related operation.

```csharp
if (selection.CanSendToBack)
{
    selection.SendToBack();
}
```

```vbnet
If selection.CanSendToBack Then
    selection.SendToBack()
End If
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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## Nearby

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