DataReader.GetItemMaxLength(Int32) Method

Definition

Retrieves the maximum length, in characters, of data items at the specified index.

public:
 abstract int GetItemMaxLength(int index);
public abstract int GetItemMaxLength (int index);
abstract member GetItemMaxLength : int -> int
Public MustOverride Function GetItemMaxLength (index As Integer) As Integer

Parameters

index
Int32

The index of the data item being examined for length.

Returns

Returns the maximum length, in number of characters, of the data item at the specified index; or, returns -1 if the maximum length is unavailable or is not sensible.

Exceptions

The index parameter is invalid.

Applies to