# DocumentTarget.Start Property

> Gets the character position (one-based) of the target. The target's position is at the left edge of this character.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.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 WPF > Reference > TXTextControl > DocumentTarget.Start Property
- **419 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/documenttarget/start-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/documenttarget/start-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/documenttarget/start-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets the character position (one-based) of the target. The target's position is at the left edge of this character.

### Syntax

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

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

### Examples

The following example creates a named destination for an internal document link by using `DocumentTarget.Start`.

```csharp
DocumentTarget documentTarget = new("CustomerDetails");
textControl.DocumentTargets.Add(documentTarget);

textControl.InputPosition = new InputPosition(documentTarget.Start);
Console.WriteLine("Document Target is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
Dim documentTarget As New DocumentTarget("CustomerDetails")
textControl.DocumentTargets.Add(documentTarget)

textControl.InputPosition = New InputPosition(documentTarget.Start)
Console.WriteLine("Document Target is ready for use.")
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [DocumentTarget.ScrollTo Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/documenttarget/scrollto-method/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [DocumentTarget.TargetName Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/documenttarget/targetname-property/llms-full.txt)