Frequently Asked Questions
MaxLength property of a DBEdit is not automatically set
Question:
In Delphi 1.0 and 2.0, the TDBEdit control would automatically
set the max field length (MaxLegth) and wouldn't allow you to
enter more characters than the size specified for the TField
Object. Why has Delphi 3 removed this "feature"?
Answer:
This new behavior allows you to set the value different than
the field size. Delphi 1 and Delphi 2 overrided a change and
put back the field size length. In Delphi 3 though, the maximum
length is set, by default, to zero and will allow you to
specify and enter any MaxLength for a TDBEdit, but it only
writes as many characters to the database as the actual TField
size property allows.
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