[Solved] Wrapping long items in RadComboBox

[Rohit Dehar]

Hi:

What is the best way to wrap long items in a RadComboBox, such that:

1. An ellipsis is displayed for long names;
2. The items do not wrap and span more than 1 line;
3. On hovering on item, full text is displayed as tooltip;

I read that there is a "TextClipper" that can be used for this purpose, but I did not find any examples.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks .. Rohit Dehar

[Shinu]

Hi Rohit Dehar,

Here is the code that I tried to achieve the functionality.
CS:

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        foreach (RadComboBoxItem item in RadComboBox3.Items)
        {
            if (item.Text.Length > 17)  // Check with the required length, like 17 here
            {
                item.ToolTip = item.Text.ToString();
                item.Text = (item.Text).Substring(0,17) + "...";
            }
        }
    }

-Shinu.

[Rohit Dehar]

Hi Shinu,

Thanks for your reply, though this is not what I was asking for, I have implemented similar solution on DataBind/ItemCreated events.

My specific question was if there is an in-built mechanism like TextClipper that will solve long items, wrapping and hover.

[Yana]

Hello Rohit,

Unfortunately RadComboBox doesn't have any built-in mechanism for wrapping items like this.

Regards,
Yana
the Telerik team

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