customized string in columns

[Chap]

Hi,

I am using a rad grid in a web form. My requirement is show customize text in columns. 

suppose this is the real value binds to grid
"Aua7o0qnW-8n1nrHtR_1I0wg4kHD59"

I  want to show only first 10 characters and 3 dots
"Aua7o0qnW-..."

I have tried with dataFormatString. But couldn't get result that I wanted.

Thanks

[Princy]

Hi,

Try the following code.
C#:

void RadGrid1_ItemDataBound(object sender, Telerik.Web.UI.GridItemEventArgs e)
{
  if (e.Item is GridDataItem)
        {
            GridDataItem item = (GridDataItem)e.Item;
            if (item["Uniquename"].Text.Length > 10)
            {
                item["Uniquename"].Text = item["Uniquename"].Text.Substring(0, 5) + "...";
            }
  }
}

Thanks,
Princy.

[Chap]

thanks for your reply, Can't we do this in client side. I mean using dataFormatString?

[Kostadin]

Hi Chap,

I am afraid there's not much formatting that can be applied to a string by using DataFormatString. I would suggest you to use the Princy's approach in order to achieve your requirement.

Regards,
Kostadin
the Telerik team