TextBox allows Text more than the MaxLength when Text is Assigned

Question

TextBox\'s MaxLength was set to 5. It works fine that it does not allows to enter or paste the Text more than the MaxLength. But it allows when the Tex

Answer 1

FROM MSDN:

TextBox.MaxLength Property

You can use this property to restrict the length of text entered when the data is to be stored in a database so that the text entered into the control does not exceed the maximum length of the corresponding field in the database.

TextBox.MaxLength property does not affect characters that are added programmatically.

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