# Paragraph.Select Method

> Selects the paragraph. The paragraph break characters bounding the paragraph are not selected.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 15.0
- **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 > Paragraph.Select Method
- **381 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/paragraph/select-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/paragraph/select-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/paragraph/select-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Selects the paragraph. The paragraph break characters bounding the paragraph are not selected.

### Syntax

```csharp
public void Select();
```

```vbnet
Public Sub [Select]()
```

### Examples

The following example examines the first paragraph in a short document by using `Paragraph.Select`.

```csharp
textControl.Text = "Quarterly results\nRevenue increased by 12%.";
Paragraph paragraph = textControl.Paragraphs[1];

paragraph.Select();
Console.WriteLine("Paragraph is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
textControl.Text = "Quarterly results" & vbCrLf & "Revenue increased by 12%."
Dim paragraph As Paragraph = textControl.Paragraphs(1)

paragraph.Select()
Console.WriteLine("Paragraph is ready for use.")
```

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