Can I set an unlimited length for maxJsonLength in web.config?

Question

I am using the autocomplete feature of jQuery. When I try to retrieve the list of more then 17000 records (each won\'t have more than 10 char length), it\'s exceeding the le

Answer 1

Solution for WebForms UpdatePanel:

Add a setting to Web.config:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/981884

ScriptRegistrationManager class contains following code:

// Serialize the attributes to JSON and write them out
JavaScriptSerializer serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();

// Dev10# 877767 - Allow configurable UpdatePanel script block length
// The default is JavaScriptSerializer.DefaultMaxJsonLength
if (AppSettings.UpdatePanelMaxScriptLength > 0) {
    serializer.MaxJsonLength = AppSettings.UpdatePanelMaxScriptLength;
}  

string attrText = serializer.Serialize(attrs);