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SqlMetaData::MaxLength Property
Visual Studio 2010
Gets the maximum length of the column or parameter.
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
The potential maximum length for values of the specified column. Returns 0 for types other than fixed and varying length character and binary types. For variable size columns or parameters declared with the Max constructor parameter, it returns -1.
For DbType.Row this returns the number of columns in the row metadata instance.
The default value is 0.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
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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