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[`TextFileView`](TextFileView) › [`getViewData`](TextFileView/getViewData)
## TextFileView.getViewData() method
Gets the data from the editor. This will be called to save the editor contents to the file.
0.10.12
**Signature:**
```typescript
abstract getViewData(): string;
```
**Returns:**
`string`