# FieldAdapter.Start Property

> Gets the first character position (one-based) of the field through its adapter.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 15.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.DocumentServer.Fields`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK` (assembly `TXDocumentServer.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXDocumentServer.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > Reference > TXTextControl.DocumentServer.Fields > FieldAdapter.Start Property
- **297 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver-fields/fieldadapter/start-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver-fields/fieldadapter/start-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver-fields/fieldadapter/start-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets the first character position (one-based) of the field through its adapter.

### Syntax

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

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

### Examples

The following example includes the start value in application diagnostics. The created object is then available to the surrounding document workflow.

```csharp
Console.WriteLine($"Start: {fieldAdapter.Start}");
Console.WriteLine("Field Adapter is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
Console.WriteLine($"Start: {fieldAdapter.Start}")
Console.WriteLine("Field Adapter is ready for use.")
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [FieldAdapter.ShowDialog Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver-fields/fieldadapter/showdialog-method/llms-full.txt)
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