DataColumn.MaxLength Property

Definition

Gets or sets the maximum length of a text column.

C#
public int MaxLength { get; set; }
C#
[System.Data.DataSysDescription("DataColumnMaxLengthDescr")]
public int MaxLength { get; set; }

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

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

See also