# TextCharCollection.CopyTo Method

> Copies the elements of the collection to an array, starting at a particular index.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 10.1
- **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 > TextCharCollection.CopyTo Method
- **546 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcharcollection/copyto-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcharcollection/copyto-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcharcollection/copyto-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Copies the elements of the collection to an array, starting at a particular index.

### Syntax

```csharp
public void CopyTo(Array array, int index);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub CopyTo(array As Array, index As Integer)
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| array | Specifies the array to copy to. |
| index | Specifies the index of the destination array at which to begin copying. |

### Examples

The following example works with text chars in the current document by using `TextCharCollection.CopyTo`.

```csharp
TextCharCollection textCharCollection = textControl.TextChars;
textControl.Text = "Quarterly results\nRevenue increased by 12%.";

TextChar[] items = new TextChar[textCharCollection.Count];
textCharCollection.CopyTo(items, 0);
```

```vbnet
Dim textCharCollection As TextCharCollection = textControl.TextChars
textControl.Text = "Quarterly results" & vbCrLf & "Revenue increased by 12%."

If textCharCollection.Count > 0 Then
    Dim items(textCharCollection.Count - 1) As TextChar
    textCharCollection.CopyTo(items, 0)
End If
```

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