[Solved] How to set the max length on ComboBox?

[Craig Fisher]

I tried the following, but the maxLength attribute doesn't get set on the text input element:
.HtmlAttributes(new { maxLength = "80" })

Is this a bug? Or is there some other way of setting the maximum text length on the ComboBox?

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello Craig,

 
In order to achieve your goal, you will need to use InputHtmlAttributes instead of HtmlAttributes. HtmlAttributes will append attributes to the DIV wrapper instead of the input element.

Regards,
Georgi Krustev
the Telerik team

[Craig Fisher]

That method doesn't exist on the ComboBoxBuilder in the Q1 2011 release.

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello Craig,

 
InputHtmlAttributes method was introduced in the SP1 of Q1 2011 release of the Telerik extensions for ASP.NET MVC, which is available only for customers. 

As a workaround you can use client OnLoad event and set the maxLength attribute to the visible input element. Check this code snippet:

function onLoad() {
     $(this).data("tComboBox").$text.attr("maxlength", 80);
}

Regards,
Georgi Krustev
the Telerik team