# XmlElement.Select Method

> Selects the text of the XML element. The text can only be selected, if the element belongs to the document.

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

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## On This Page

- [Description](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/xmlelement/select-method/#description)
- [Syntax](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/xmlelement/select-method/#syntax)
- [Return Value](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/xmlelement/select-method/#return-value)
- [Examples](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/xmlelement/select-method/#examples)
- [Remarks](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/xmlelement/select-method/#remarks)

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