# GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.GcTextBox.MaxLengthUnit

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_GcTextBox_MaxLengthUnit_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.GcTextBox.MaxLengthUnit*">MaxLengthUnit Property
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_GcTextBox_MaxLengthUnit" data-uid="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.GcTextBox.MaxLengthUnit">MaxLengthUnit</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets whether the maximum number of characters that can hold in the control
are handled based on bytes, characters or text elements. This is a dependency property.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public LengthUnit MaxLengthUnit { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property MaxLengthUnit As LengthUnit</code></pre>
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<h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.LengthUnit.html">LengthUnit</a></td>
      <td><p>A GrapeCity.Windows.InputMan.LengthUnit enumeration value indicates the length unit is based on char, byte or text element.
<br>The default is GrapeCity.Windows.InputMan.LengthUnit.Char.</p>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_GcTextBox_MaxLengthUnit_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Determining the unit for counting the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.GcTextBox.MaxLength.html#GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_GcTextBox_MaxLength">MaxLength</a> property.
The value GrapeCity.Windows.InputMan.LengthUnit.Byte means the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.GcTextBox.MaxLength.html#GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_GcTextBox_MaxLength">MaxLength</a> counted by byte.
The value GrapeCity.Windows.InputMan.LengthUnit.Char means the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.GcTextBox.MaxLength.html#GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_GcTextBox_MaxLength">MaxLength</a> counted by char.
The value GrapeCity.Windows.InputMan.LengthUnit.TextElement means the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.GcTextBox.MaxLength.html#GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_GcTextBox_MaxLength">MaxLength</a> counted by text element.</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.argumentexception">ArgumentException</a></td>
      <td><p>Value is not defined in GrapeCity.Windows.InputMan.LengthUnit enumeration.</p>
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