DataFormDataField Length

[Bassam]

How to limit a TextBox that belongs to DataFormDataField to XXX number of characters?

Thanks,

<telerik:DataFormDataField  Grid.Row="1" Label="Name" DataMemberBinding="{Binding Name, Mode=TwoWay}" Description="Enter Name" />

[Dimitrina]

Hello,

DataFormDataField does not expose a property that limits the text length, however, you can customize the field's Content by setting the nested TextBox's MaxLength property. Please check the article on Customized Fields for some additional info on this matter.

Regards,
Dimitrina
Telerik

 

 

[Bassam]

Thanks.

 

It worked but dealing with the alignments didn't' make it viable. 

 

<telerik:DataFormDataField  Label="Bid Name" DataMemberBinding="{Binding Name, Mode=TwoWay}" Description="Enter Bid Name" />
      <telerik:DataFormDataField>
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
          <TextBlock Text="Name"></TextBlock>
          <TextBox Text="{Binding SaveLocation}" MaxLength="50"></TextBox>
        </StackPanel>
      </telerik:DataFormDataField>

 

 

[Bassam]

This is the solution that I came with: 

I created a Custom Field.  

 

public class DataFormTextField : DataFormDataField
  {
    private TextBox _textBox = null;

    public int MaxLength
    {
      get;
      set;
    }

    protected override System.Windows.DependencyProperty GetControlBindingProperty()
    {
      return TextBox.TextProperty;
    }

    protected override System.Windows.Controls.Control GetControl()
    {
      DependencyProperty dependencyProperty = this.GetControlBindingProperty();
      ContentControl content = new ContentControl();
      _textBox = new TextBox();
      if (this.MaxLength > 0)
      {
        _textBox.MaxLength = this.MaxLength;
      }


      if (this.DataMemberBinding != null)
      {
        var binding = this.DataMemberBinding;
        _textBox.SetBinding(dependencyProperty, binding);
      }

      content.Content = _textBox;
      return content;
    }
  }

[Dimitrina]

Hi,

Thank you for sharing the solution you implemented with the community. 

Regards,
Dimitrina
Telerik