# FootnoteCollection.GetEnumerator Method

> Returns an enumerator that can be used to iterate through the collection.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 32.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > FootnoteCollection.GetEnumerator Method
- **675 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/footnotecollection/getenumerator-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/footnotecollection/getenumerator-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/footnotecollection/getenumerator-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Returns an enumerator that can be used to iterate through the collection.

### Syntax

```csharp
public FootnoteCollection.FootnoteEnumerator GetEnumerator();
```

```vbnet
Public Function GetEnumerator() As FootnoteCollection.FootnoteEnumerator
```

### Return Value

The return value is an IEnumerator that represents the collection.

### Examples

The following example works with footnotes in the current document by using `FootnoteCollection.GetEnumerator`.

```csharp
textControl.Text = "Customer: Contoso Ltd.";
textControl.Select(10, 12);
FootnoteCollection footnoteCollection = textControl.Footnotes;
footnoteCollection.Add(new Footnote("Source: FY 2026 annual report") { ID = 100 }, false);

IEnumerator enumerator = footnoteCollection.GetEnumerator();

while (enumerator.MoveNext())
{
    Footnote footnote = (Footnote)enumerator.Current;
    Console.WriteLine(footnote);
}
```

```vbnet
textControl.Text = "Customer: Contoso Ltd."
textControl.Select(10, 12)
Dim footnoteCollection As FootnoteCollection = textControl.Footnotes
footnoteCollection.Add(New Footnote("Source: FY 2026 annual report") With { .ID = 100 }, False)

Dim enumerator As IEnumerator = footnoteCollection.GetEnumerator()

While enumerator.MoveNext()
    Dim footnote As Footnote =
        DirectCast(enumerator.Current, Footnote)
    Console.WriteLine(footnote)
End While
```

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## Nearby

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