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[#boost-urls-url_view_base-max_size]

= xref:boost.adoc[pass:[boost]]::xref:boost/urls.adoc[pass:[urls]]::xref:boost/urls/url_view_base.adoc[pass:[url_view_base]]::max_size


Return the maximum number of characters possible


== Synopsis

Declared in header `<https://www.github.com/boostorg/url/blob/develop/include/boost/url/url_view_base.hpp#L139[boost/url/url_view_base.hpp,window=blank_]>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,macros,-callouts"]
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constexpr
static
xref:std.adoc[std]::size_t
max_size() noexcept;
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== Description


This represents the largest number
of characters that are theoretically
possible to represent in a url,
not including any null terminator.
In practice the actual possible size
may be lower than this number.

=== Complexity

Constant.

=== Exception Safety

Throws nothing.