Max length of string

[bpayne111]

Is the max length of a string 255 characters? i know its a dumb question i just can't seem to find it in help.

brandon

 

[BlueOysterCult]

I have in a book here:
"Usually 16-bits per character - Range: 0 to apprx. 2 billion 16bit Unicode characters"

Does that help?

 

[Nerseus]

Assuming the Length property of a string is an accurate measurement of the string's maximum length (it's an int), you can use Int32.MaxValue (around 2 billion as BOC mentioned).

-Ner

 

[bpayne111]

yes thank you that's what i wanted... i had to go to the basics of datatypes to find it (in other words i should have looked harder before i posted this)