DataColumn.MaxLength Property (System.Data)

.NET Framework Class Library

DataColumn..::.MaxLength Property

Gets or sets the maximum length of a text column.

Namespace: System.Data
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Property MaxLength As Integer

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As DataColumn
Dim value As Integer

value = instance.MaxLength

instance.MaxLength = value

public int MaxLength { get; set; }

Visual C++

public:
property int MaxLength {
    int get ();
    void set (int value);
}

JScript

public function get MaxLength () : int
public function set MaxLength (value : int)

Property Value

Type: System..::.Int32
The maximum length of the column in characters. If the column has no maximum length, the value is –1 (default).

Remarks

The MaxLength property is ignored for non-text columns.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

DataColumn Class

DataColumn Members

System.Data Namespace

Other Resources

DataSets, DataTables, and DataViews (ADO.NET)