2.2.2.2 MAX_PREFERRED_LENGTH

The following table describes the MAX_PREFERRED_LENGTH constant.

Constant/value

Description

MAX_PREFERRED_LENGTH

-1

A constant of type DWORD that is set to –1. This value is valid as an input parameter to any method in section 3.1.4 that takes a PreferedMaximumLength parameter. When specified as an input parameter, this value indicates that the method MUST allocate as much space as the data requires.