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PagesSection.MaxPageStateFieldLength Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets or sets the maximum number of characters that a single view-state field can contain.

Namespace:  System.Web.Configuration
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
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[ConfigurationPropertyAttribute("maxPageStateFieldLength", DefaultValue = )]
public int MaxPageStateFieldLength { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
The maximum number of characters that a single view-state field can contain.

Page and control view state is stored in hidden view-state fields when the page or control is rendered. If the length of the data stored exceeds the MaxPageStateFieldLength value, then the data is split between multiple view-state fields.

The following code example shows how to use the MaxPageStateFieldLength property.

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// Get the current MaxPageStateFieldLength property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current MaxPageStateFieldLength value: '{0}'",
    pagesSection.MaxPageStateFieldLength);

// Set the MaxPageStateFieldLength property to 4098.
pagesSection.MaxPageStateFieldLength = 4098;

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

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