StringAttributeMetadata.MaxLength Property

Article
06/20/2014

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online

Gets or sets the maximum length for the string.

Namespace: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Metadata
Assembly: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk (in Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<DataMemberAttribute> _
Public Property MaxLength As Nullable(Of Integer)

[DataMemberAttribute] 
public Nullable<int> MaxLength { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: Nullable<int>
The maximum length.

Remarks

Required For Create.

Increasing the maximum length of an attribute that is the source field for an attribute mapping may cause truncation of data or errors when a solution containing these attributes is imported into another system. When you increase the MaxLength of an attribute, check whether any other attributes are mapped to it and ensure that the maximum length of any attributes that are the target in the mapping are an equal or longer length. For more information, see Using Entity and Attribute Mapping Data.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7 (All Versions), Windows 8 (All Versions)

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008, ,Windows Server 2012, ,Windows 7 (All Versions),

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