DataColumn.MaxLength Property

Definition

Gets or sets the maximum length of a text column.

public:
 property int MaxLength { int get(); void set(int value); };
public int MaxLength { get; set; }
[System.Data.DataSysDescription("DataColumnMaxLengthDescr")]
public int MaxLength { get; set; }
member this.MaxLength : int with get, set
[<System.Data.DataSysDescription("DataColumnMaxLengthDescr")>]
member this.MaxLength : int with get, set
Public Property MaxLength As Integer

Property Value

The maximum length of the column in characters. If the column has no maximum length, the value is -1 (default).

Attributes

Remarks

The MaxLength property is ignored for non-text columns. A ArgumentException exception is raised if you assign MaxLength to a non-string column.

Applies to

See also