RadAutoCompleteBox - Limit characters in TextInput

[Ohad]

Hi,

I want to limit the number of characters in searchText,

my preference is to do it from the view,

And if that is not possible, I would be happy for help on how to do it from the code behind.

 

Thanks,

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello, Ohad,

It would be greatly appreciated if you specify the exact Telerik product that you are currently using and which is the input control for which you need to limit the characters. Thus, we would get better understanding of the precise case and the appropriate community and support engineers would gladly assist you. Thank you in advance for the provided information. I am looking forward to your reply.

[Ohad]

       

 

   <telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox 
                            ItemsSource="{Binding Members}" 
                            DisplayMemberPath="Name" 
                            TextSearchMode="Contains"
                            SelectionMode="Single"/>

 

 

Here I want to limit the number of characters in the input.

 

[Martin Ivanov]

Hello Ohad,

To achieve your requirement you can use the TextBoxStyle property of RadAutoCompleteBox. This will allow you to set the MaxLength property of the underlying RadWatermarkTextBox.

<telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox>
    <telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox.TextBoxStyle> 
        <Style TargetType="telerik:RadWatermarkTextBox"> 
            <Setter Property="MaxLength" Value="5" /> 
        </Style> 
    </telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox.TextBoxStyle> 
</telerik:RadAutoCompleteBox> 

Regards,
Martin Ivanov
Progress Telerik

[Ohad]

Thank you very much for your help!