TextLength Property (EditBase)

Gets the length of the text.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property TextLength As Integer

'Usage
 
Dim instance As EditBase
Dim value As Integer
 
value = instance.TextLength

public virtual int TextLength {get;}

Property Value

The number of characters contained in the text of the control.

Remarks

You can use this property to determine the number of characters in a string for tasks such as searching for specific strings of text within the text of the control, where knowledge of the total number of characters is needed.

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

EditBase Class
EditBase Members
Text Property