HtmlInputText.MaxLength Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the maximum number of characters that can be entered in the text box.
public:
property int MaxLength { int get(); void set(int value); };public int MaxLength { get; set; }member this.MaxLength : int with get, setPublic Property MaxLength As IntegerProperty Value
The maximum number of characters that can be entered in the text box.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the MaxLength property to specify the maximum number of characters that can be entered in the text box.
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
protected void AddButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
int Answer;
Answer = Convert.ToInt32(Value1.Value) +
Convert.ToInt32(Value2.Value);
AnswerMessage.InnerHtml = Answer.ToString();
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title> HtmlInputText Example </title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<h3> HtmlInputText Example </h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td colspan="5">
Enter integer values into the text boxes. <br />
Click the Add button to add the two values. <br />
Click the Reset button to reset the text boxes.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5">
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td>
<input id="Value1"
type="Text"
size="2"
maxlength="3"
value="1"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
+
</td>
<td>
<input id="Value2"
type="Text"
size="2"
maxlength="3"
value="1"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
=
</td>
<td>
<span id="AnswerMessage"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator
ID="Value1RequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value1"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a value.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value1MinCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value1"
Operator="LessThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="100"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value1MaxCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value1"
Operator="GreaterThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="0"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td colspan="2">
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator
ID="Value2RequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value2"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a value.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value2MinCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value2"
Operator="LessThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="100"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value2MaxCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value2"
Operator="GreaterThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="0"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="4">
<input type="Submit"
name="AddButton"
value="Add"
onserverclick="AddButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
<input type="Reset"
name="AddButton"
value="Reset"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
Protected Sub AddButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
Dim Answer As Integer
Answer = Convert.ToInt32(Value1.Value) + Convert.ToInt32(Value2.Value)
AnswerMessage.InnerHtml = Answer.ToString()
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title> HtmlInputText Example </title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<h3> HtmlInputText Example </h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td colspan="5">
Enter integer values into the text boxes. <br />
Click the Add button to add the two values. <br />
Click the Reset button to reset the text boxes.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5">
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td>
<input id="Value1"
type="Text"
size="2"
maxlength="3"
value="1"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
+
</td>
<td>
<input id="Value2"
type="Text"
size="2"
maxlength="3"
value="1"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
=
</td>
<td>
<span id="AnswerMessage"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator
ID="Value1RequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value1"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a value.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value1MinCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value1"
Operator="LessThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="100"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value1MaxCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value1"
Operator="GreaterThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="0"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td colspan="2">
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator
ID="Value2RequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value2"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a value.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value2MinCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value2"
Operator="LessThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="100"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value2MaxCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value2"
Operator="GreaterThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="0"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="4">
<input type="Submit"
name="AddButton"
value="Add"
onserverclick="AddButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
<input type="Reset"
name="AddButton"
value="Reset"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
Use the MaxLength property to specify or determine the maximum number of characters that can be entered in the text box.
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