Field max length in Entity framework

Question

I need to put a max length on my test field on my Views using ASP.NET MVC with the Entity Framework and I can\'t find how to get the max length of a varchar field.

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Answer 1

For EntityFramework you would need to add your own custom attributes to the classes using a Code Generator or T4 Template.

Then what tvanfosson stated above would hold true. EF does not persist this information by default.

http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/archive/2008/01/24/customizing-code-generation-in-the-ado-net-entity-designer.aspx

Explains more of what I am talking about with your code generator. It is pretty slick I have done exactly what you are mentioning before, problem is with proprietary code so I do not have an example for you.