# GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcTextBoxCellType.MaxLength

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Win_Spread_InputMan_CellType_GcTextBoxCellType_MaxLength_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcTextBoxCellType.MaxLength*">MaxLength Property
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Win_Spread_InputMan_CellType_GcTextBoxCellType_MaxLength" data-uid="GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcTextBoxCellType.MaxLength">MaxLength</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the maximum number of characters or bytes that the control can hold.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public int MaxLength { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property MaxLength As Integer</code></pre>
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<h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><p>The number of characters or bytes (determined by the
<b>LengthAsByte</b> property)
that can be entered into the control. <br>The default is <b>zero</b>.</p>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Win_Spread_InputMan_CellType_GcTextBoxCellType_MaxLength_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The <b>MaxLength</b> property allows you to limit the number of characters
a user can enter in the control. The default value is 0,
which does not limit the number of characters. Any number greater than 0 indicates
the maximum number of characters.
The <span class="xref">GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcTextBox.MaxLengthUnit</span> effects the display results with the <b>MaxLength</b> property.</p>
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<h5 class="exceptions">Exceptions</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.argumentoutofrangeexception">ArgumentOutOfRangeException</a></td>
      <td><p>If the value is less than zero, an ArgumentOutOfRangeException is thrown.</p>
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