Gets or sets the maximum length of a text column.
Namespace:
System.Data
Assembly:
System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Property MaxLength As Integer
Dim instance As DataColumn
Dim value As Integer
value = instance.MaxLength
instance.MaxLength = value
public int MaxLength { get; set; }
public:
property int MaxLength {
int get ();
void set (int value);
}
public function get MaxLength () : int
public function set MaxLength (value : int)
Property Value
Type:
System..::.Int32The maximum length of the column in characters. If the column has no maximum length, the value is –1 (default).
The MaxLength property is ignored for non-text columns.
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.
.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
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