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TextBox::MaxLength Property

Gets or sets the maximum number of characters allowed in the text box. The default value is 0, meaning that there is no limit on the length.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.MobileControls
Assembly:  System.Web.Mobile (in System.Web.Mobile.dll)

[BindableAttribute(true)]
public:
property int MaxLength {
	int get ();
	void set (int value);
}
<asp:TextBox MaxLength="Int32" />

Property Value

Type: System::Int32
The maximum number of characters allowed in the text box.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The value is less than zero.

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1
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