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PasswordBox.MaxLength Property

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Gets or sets the maximum length for passwords to be handled by this PasswordBox.

Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

public int MaxLength { get; set; }

XAML Attribute Usage

<PasswordBox MaxLength="int"/>

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
An integer specifying the maximum length, in character, for passwords to be handled by this PasswordBox.
A value of zero (0) means no limit.
The default value is 0 (no length limit).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The property is set to a negative value.

Remarks

Dependency property identifier field: MaxLengthProperty

This property only restricts password entered manually by the user; it has no effect on programmatic manipulation of the Password property.

Examples

The following snippet sets the MaxLength property to 8. This example is part of a larger example available in the PasswordBox class overview.

XAML


<TextBlock Text="Type password here" Margin="20,10,0,0"/>
<PasswordBox x:Name="MyPWBox1" Margin="20,10,0,0" PasswordChanged="MyPWBox1_PasswordChanged" MaxLength="8" Height="35" Width="200" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
<TextBlock Text="Password" Margin="20,10,0,0"/>
<TextBox x:Name="ReadOnlyTB" Margin="20,10,0,0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" IsReadOnly="True" Height="35" Width="200" />