# TextFrameCollection.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:** 12.0
- **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 > TextFrameCollection.CopyTo Method
- **693 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textframecollection/copyto-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textframecollection/copyto-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textframecollection/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 override void CopyTo(Array array, int index);
```

```vbnet
Public Overrides 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 frames in the current document by using `TextFrameCollection.CopyTo`.

```csharp
TextFrameCollection textFrameCollection = textControl.TextFrames;
textFrameCollection.Add(new TextFrame(new System.Drawing.Size(3000, 1200)) { Name = "Callout", ID = 100 }, TextFrameInsertionMode.DisplaceText);

TextFrame[] items = new TextFrame[textFrameCollection.Count];
textFrameCollection.CopyTo(items, 0);
```

```vbnet
Dim textFrameCollection As TextFrameCollection = textControl.TextFrames
textFrameCollection.Add(New TextFrame(New System.Drawing.Size(3000, 1200)) With { .Name = "Callout", .ID = 100 }, TextFrameInsertionMode.DisplaceText)

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

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