# Get text

This is a pre-built action available under the **Captured Textbox Element** from the **Desktop Application**. The functionality of this action in Avo Assure is to fetch the text present in the textbox and save result in the dynamic variable.

### **Syntax**

**Input Value:** `N/A`&#x20;

<table><thead><tr><th valign="top">Argument </th><th valign="top">Description </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">N/A</td><td valign="top">Not Applicable</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Output Value:**&#x20;

<table><thead><tr><th valign="top">Argument </th><th valign="top">Description </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p>&#x3C;Dynamic Variable></p><p>(Required)</p></td><td valign="top">This variable holds the extracted text from the textbox element</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><p>&#x3C;Dynamic Variable></p><p>(Optional)</p></td><td valign="top">This dynamic variable holds the status of the action as <strong>True</strong> or <strong>False</strong>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Example**

**Fetches the visible text from the Textbox element**

The **Get Text** action does not require any value from the Input Value column. It retrieves the visible text **(e.g., Jhon)** from the captured Textbox element. The result of the action is stored in the **{Text}** variable as (e.g., **Jhon**)

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