# TextControl.Select Method

> Selects text within the Text Control.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 16.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.WPF`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.WPF.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.WPF.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > Reference > TXTextControl.WPF > TextControl.Select Method
- **395 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-wpf/textcontrol/select-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-wpf/textcontrol/select-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-wpf/textcontrol/select-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Selects text within the Text Control.

### Syntax

```csharp
public void Select(int start, int length);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub [Select](start As Integer, length As Integer)
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| start | Specifies the selection's start position. |
| length | Specifies the number of selected characters. |

### Examples

The following example selects the requested part of the text control. The created object is then available to the surrounding document workflow.

```csharp
textControl.Select(1, 1);
Console.WriteLine("Text Control is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
textControl.Select(1, 1)
Console.WriteLine("Text Control is ready for use.")
```

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