Maximum String Length

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Dave <anon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Simple question but i can't find the answer:
> What is the maximum length of the String data type in C#?
> Is it any different when developing in the .net compact framework?

I suspect it's 2^31-1, i.e. int.MaximumValue.

Suffice to say you're likely to run into memory problems long before
you reach it.

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[Miha Markic [MVP C#]]

Hi Dave,

I don't think that there are any particular restrictions.

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"Dave" <anon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:84CAF757-BD24-4B10...@microsoft.com...
> Hi All,

>
> Simple question but i can't find the answer:
> What is the maximum length of the String data type in C#?
> Is it any different when developing in the .net compact framework?
>

> Thanks,
> Dave.
>