# Selection.CanSendBackward Property

> Gets value that indicates whether the selected shapes' levels can be decreased by one. The property returns false if no shape is selected or one of the selected shapes is already the lowest shape. In all other cases the property returns true.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 23.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Drawing`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK` (assembly `TXDrawing.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXDrawing.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > Reference > TXTextControl.Drawing > Selection.CanSendBackward Property
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/cansendbackward-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/cansendbackward-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/cansendbackward-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets value that indicates whether the [selected shapes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/shapes-property/llms-full.txt)' levels can be [decreased](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/sendbackward-method/llms-full.txt) by one. The property returns false if no [shape](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape/llms-full.txt) is selected or one of the selected shapes is already the lowest shape. In all other cases the property returns true.

### Syntax

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

```vbnet
Public ReadOnly Property CanSendBackward As Boolean
```

### Examples

The following example checks can send backward before performing the related operation.

```csharp
if (selection.CanSendBackward)
{
    selection.SendBackward();
}
```

```vbnet
If selection.CanSendBackward Then
    selection.SendBackward()
End If
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Selection.CanBringToFront Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/canbringtofront-property/llms-full.txt)
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