# TEXTEVAL System Variable [GstarCAD 2026](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2026/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2026/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [T](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2026/System%20Variables/T/(T).md) ## Function Description: The TEXTEVAL system variable is used to control how to evaluate the text strings entered by TEXT or -TEXT. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Not saved | | Initial value | 0 | | Range | 0,1 | ## System Variable Value: **0:** when prompting to enter text strings and attributes, all response are treated as literally. **1:** all text beginning with left bracket "(" or exclamation mark "!" will be treated as AutoLISP expressions, rather than non-text. By default, all texts entered by TEXT command are treated as literally regardless settings of TEXTEVAL except executing this command completely by scripts or AutoLISP expressions. Under command prompts, -TEXT command follows settings of TEXTEVAL. --- [Original help](https://www.gstarcad.net/help/GstarCAD_2026_en-US/detail/systemVariables_Tgsv/TEXTEVAL.html) · © Gstarsoft Co., Ltd.