Maximum String Length

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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
 
J

Jon Skeet [C# MVP]

Dave said:
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?
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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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