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HtmlInputText.MaxLength Property

.NET Framework 3.5

Other Versions

Gets or sets the maximum number of characters that can be entered in the text box.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.HtmlControls
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Syntax

C++

JScript

public int MaxLength { get; set; }

ASP.NET

<asp:HtmlInputText MaxLength="Int32" />

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
The maximum number of characters that can be entered in the text box.

Remarks

Use the MaxLength property to specify or determine the maximum number of characters that can be entered in the text box.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the MaxLength property to specify the maximum number of characters that can be entered in the text box.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">

    protected void AddButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        int Answer;

        Answer = Convert.ToInt32(Value1.Value) + 
            Convert.ToInt32(Value2.Value);
        AnswerMessage.InnerHtml = Answer.ToString();

    }

</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > 
<head>
    <title> HtmlInputText Example </title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>

    <h3> HtmlInputText Example </h3>

    <table>
        <tr>
            <td colspan="5">

               Enter integer values into the text boxes. <br />
               Click the Add button to add the two values. <br />
               Click the Reset button to reset the text boxes.

            </td>
       </tr>
       <tr>
            <td colspan="5">
                &nbsp;

            </td>
       </tr>
       <tr align="center">
            <td>

               <input id="Value1"
                      type="Text"
                      size="2"
                      maxlength="3"
                      value="1"
                      runat="server"/>

            </td>
            <td>
                + 
            </td>
            <td>

               <input id="Value2"
                      type="Text"
                      size="2"
                      maxlength="3"
                      value="1"
                      runat="server"/>

            </td>
            <td>
                =
            </td>
            <td>

               <span id="AnswerMessage"
                     runat="server"/>

            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td colspan="2">

               <asp:RequiredFieldValidator
                    ID="Value1RequiredValidator"
                    ControlToValidate="Value1"
                    ErrorMessage="Please enter a value.<br />"
                    Display="Dynamic"
                    runat="server"/>

               <asp:CompareValidator
                    ID="Value1MinCompareValidator"
                    ControlToValidate="Value1"
                    Operator="LessThan"
                    Type="Integer"
                    ValueToCompare="100"
                    ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br />"
                    Display="Dynamic"
                    runat="server"/>

               <asp:CompareValidator
                    ID="Value1MaxCompareValidator"
                    ControlToValidate="Value1"
                    Operator="GreaterThan"
                    Type="Integer"
                    ValueToCompare="0"
                    ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br />"
                    Display="Dynamic"
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>
            <td colspan="2">

               <asp:RequiredFieldValidator
                    ID="Value2RequiredValidator"
                    ControlToValidate="Value2"
                    ErrorMessage="Please enter a value.<br />"
                    Display="Dynamic"
                    runat="server"/>

               <asp:CompareValidator
                    ID="Value2MinCompareValidator"
                    ControlToValidate="Value2"
                    Operator="LessThan"
                    Type="Integer"
                    ValueToCompare="100"
                    ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br />"
                    Display="Dynamic"
                    runat="server"/>

               <asp:CompareValidator
                    ID="Value2MaxCompareValidator"
                    ControlToValidate="Value2"
                    Operator="GreaterThan"
                    Type="Integer"
                    ValueToCompare="0"
                    ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br />"
                    Display="Dynamic"
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>
            <td>
                &nbsp;
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr align="center">
            <td colspan="4">

                <input type="Submit"
                      name="AddButton"
                      value="Add"
                      onserverclick="AddButton_Click"
                      runat="server"/>

                &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

                <input type="Reset"
                      name="AddButton"
                      value="Reset"
                      runat="server"/>

            </td>
            <td>
                &nbsp;
            </td>
        </tr>
    </table>

    </div>
</form>
</body>
</html>

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

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

Reference

HtmlInputText Class

HtmlInputText Members

System.Web.UI.HtmlControls Namespace

Size

Other Resources

HTML Server Controls

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