TextBox.MaxLength Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Controls

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Gets or sets the maximum number of characters that can be manually entered into the text box.

public:
 property int MaxLength { int get(); void set(int value); };

[System.Windows.Localizability(System.Windows.LocalizationCategory.None, Modifiability=System.Windows.Modifiability.Unmodifiable)]
public int MaxLength { get; set; }

[<System.Windows.Localizability(System.Windows.LocalizationCategory.None, Modifiability=System.Windows.Modifiability.Unmodifiable)>]
member this.MaxLength : int with get, set

Public Property MaxLength As Integer

Property Value

Int32

The maximum number of characters that can be manually entered into the text box. The default is 0, which indicates no limit.

Attributes

LocalizabilityAttribute

Examples

The following example shows how to create a TextBox with a MaxLength of 500 characters.

<Page  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
  <StackPanel>
    <TextBox 
      Text="Initial text in TextBox" 
      Width="200" 
      TextAlignment="Center"
      TextWrapping="Wrap" 
      MaxLength="500"
      MinLines="1" 
      MaxLines="5" />
  </StackPanel>
</Page>

StackPanel myStackPanel = new StackPanel();

//Create TextBox
TextBox myTextBox = new TextBox();
myTextBox.Width = 200;

// Put some initial text in the TextBox.
myTextBox.Text = "Initial text in TextBox";

// Set the maximum characters a user can manually type
// into the TextBox.
myTextBox.MaxLength = 500;
myTextBox.MinLines = 1;

// Set the maximum number of lines the TextBox will expand to 
// accomidate text. Note: This does not constrain the amount of 
// text that can be typed. To do that, use the MaxLength property.
myTextBox.MaxLines = 5;

// The text typed into the box is aligned in the center.
myTextBox.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center;

// When the text reaches the edge of the box, go to the next line.
myTextBox.TextWrapping = TextWrapping.Wrap;

myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBox);
this.Content = myStackPanel;

Dim myStackPanel As New StackPanel()

'Create TextBox
Dim myTextBox As New TextBox()
myTextBox.Width = 200

' Put some initial text in the TextBox.
myTextBox.Text = "Initial text in TextBox"

' Set the maximum characters a user can manually type
' into the TextBox.
myTextBox.MaxLength = 500
myTextBox.MinLines = 1

' Set the maximum number of lines the TextBox will expand to 
' accomidate text. Note: This does not constrain the amount of 
' text that can be typed. To do that, use the MaxLength property.
myTextBox.MaxLines = 5

' The text typed into the box is aligned in the center.
myTextBox.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center

' When the text reaches the edge of the box, go to the next line.
myTextBox.TextWrapping = TextWrapping.Wrap

myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBox)
Me.Content = myStackPanel

Remarks

You can use this property to restrict the length of text entered in the control for values such as postal codes and telephone numbers. You can also use this property to restrict the length of text entered when the data is to be stored in a database so that the text entered into the control does not exceed the maximum length of the corresponding field in the database.

This property does not affect characters that are added programmatically.

When this property is set to 0, the maximum length of the text that can be entered in the control is limited only by available memory.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	MaxLengthProperty
Metadata properties set to true	None

See also

• MaxLines