Prevent TextBox from trimming TextBox value

[Ivan]

Hi,

I am trying to use custom indentation for the value of a TextBox control but the value gets automatically trimmed. 

i.e. if i use the following expression no leading spaces are displayed.

= Space(CInt(CInt(Fields.Level) * 10)) + Fields.Text 

I also tried using a user function with the same result. 

Can i prevent this trimming behavior? 

thanks.

[Ivan]

Actually leading, trailing and repeating spaces inside the string are all removed. How can I use the original string? 

[Ivan]

I managed to get around the trimming by binding the padding.left property,
but I would still like to know if it is possible to display the provided string literal without trimming.

[Elian]

Hi Ivan,

The spaces in the TextBox item should not be trimmed. Are you by chance referring to the HtmlTextBox item? If so, then it is expected for the HtmlTextBox to trim the white-spaces using the same rules as the HTML markup. If you want to have spaces in the HtmlTextBox, you should encode them as  
The HtmlTextBox is created to provide formatting capabilities and if you don't need them it is recommended to use the regular TextBox. 
 
Regards,
Elian
the Telerik team

[Ivan]

Hi Elian,

I am using the TextBox control (not the HtmlTextBox) and when the report is displayed in the asp.net WebForms viewer, the spaces are being trimmed. I tested the behavior several times. I will prepare a short sample later today.

Ivan

[Elian]

Hello Ivan,

Thank you for the clarification, we will consider a way for keeping the spaces. 
Meanwhile you can use the HtmlTextBox item instead (replacing the spaces with  ). 

All the best,
Elian
the Telerik team