# Section.Start Property

> Gets the number (one-based) of the first character in the section.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 14.0
- **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 > Section.Start Property
- **358 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/section/start-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/section/start-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/section/start-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets the number (one-based) of the first character in the section.

### Syntax

```csharp
public int Start { get; }
```

```vbnet
Public ReadOnly Property Start As Integer
```

### Examples

The following example works with the first section of the current document by using `Section.Start`.

```csharp
Section section = textControl.Sections[1];

textControl.InputPosition = new InputPosition(section.Start);
Console.WriteLine("Section is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
Dim section As Section = textControl.Sections(1)

textControl.InputPosition = New InputPosition(section.Start)
Console.WriteLine("Section is ready for use.")
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Section.Select Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/section/select-method/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [SectionBreakKind Enumeration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/sectionbreakkind/enumeration/llms-full.txt)