SftMaskAutoComplete.MaxEntries Property	Softel vdm, Inc.

Defines the maximum number of saved autocomplete entries.

Syntax       

	Get
		VB.NET	Count = object.MaxEntries  As Short
		VB	Count = object.MaxEntries  As Integer
		C#.NET	short Count = object.MaxEntries;
		VC++	short Count = object->MaxEntries; short Count = object->GetMaxEntries();
		C	HRESULT object->get_MaxEntries(short* Count);
		Delphi	Count := object.MaxEntries   : Smallint;
	Put
		VB.NET	object.MaxEntries = Count  As Short
		VB	object.MaxEntries = Count  As Integer
		C#.NET	short object.MaxEntries = Count;
		VC++	short object->MaxEntries = Count; void object->PutMaxEntries(short Count);
		C	HRESULT object->put_MaxEntries(short Count);
		Delphi	object.MaxEntries := Count   : Smallint;

object

A SftMaskAutoComplete object.

Count

Defines the maximum number of saved autocomplete entries, between 1 and 1000.

Comments

The MaxEntries property defines the maximum number of saved autocomplete entries.

The MaxEntries property is used to limit the maximum number of entries stored in the defined file (see AutoComplete.File property).

Generally, only a small number of entries should be saved, otherwise the amount of data presented to the user may not be useful and may slow data entry. For larger amounts of data, a combo box control may be a better choice than using the Masked Edit control's autocomplete feature.

If the AutoComplete.Contents property is set to contentsSftMaskFiles, contentsSftMaskDirs or contentsSftMaskFilesDirs, the MaxEntries property has no effect as file/directory lists or selections are never saved..