MaxLength Property (ComboBoxCellType)

Gets or sets the maximum number of characters allowed in the combo box cell.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property MaxLength As Integer

'Usage
 
Dim instance As ComboBoxCellType
Dim value As Integer
 
instance.MaxLength = value
 
value = instance.MaxLength

public int MaxLength {get; set;}

Property Value

Integer number of characters

Remarks

By default, the text in the edit field is limited to 255 characters and is left aligned. You can change the maximum number of characters allowed by setting this property.

Example

This example limits the number of characters the user can enter when in edit mode.

FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.ComboBoxCellType cb = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.ComboBoxCellType();
cb.Items = new string[] {"OneHundredThousand", "TwoHundredThousand", "ThreeHundredThousand"};
cb.ListWidth = 0;
cb.MaxLength = 10;
cb.Editable = true;
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.Cells[0, 0].CellType = cb;
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.Columns[0].Width = 120;

Visual Basic

Dim cb As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.ComboBoxCellType
cb.Items = New String() {"OneHundredThousand", "TwoHundredThousand", "ThreeHundredThousand"}
cb.ListWidth = 0
cb.MaxLength = 10
cb.Editable = True
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.Cells(0, 0).CellType = cb
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.Columns(0).Width = 120

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

Reference

ComboBoxCellType Class
ComboBoxCellType Members

User-Task Documentation

Setting a Combo Box Cell