# Table.CanSplitCells Property

> Returns true, if the currently selected table cells are merged.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 17.0
- **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 > Table.CanSplitCells Property
- **614 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/table/cansplitcells-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/table/cansplitcells-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/table/cansplitcells-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Returns true, if the currently selected table cells are merged.

### Syntax

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

```vbnet
Public ReadOnly Property CanSplitCells As Boolean
```

### Examples

The following example merges two cells and then checks whether the selected merged cell can be split again.

```csharp
textControl.Tables.Add(2, 2, 10);
Table table = textControl.Tables.GetItem(10);

table.Select(1, 1, 1, 2);
table.MergeCells();
table.Select(1, 1, 1, 1);

if (table.CanSplitCells)
{
    table.SplitCells();
}
```

```vbnet
textControl.Tables.Add(2, 2, 10)
Dim table As Table = textControl.Tables.GetItem(10)

table.Select(1, 1, 1, 2)
table.MergeCells()
table.Select(1, 1, 1, 1)

If table.CanSplitCells Then
    table.SplitCells()
End If
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Table.CanSplit Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/table/cansplit-property/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [Table.Cells Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/table/cells-property/llms-full.txt)