Limit of text shown in data column in telerik grid mvc3

Question

Am using telerik grid in MVC3  my problem is how can i show limited text in a column that bound from database. That means i have a column with 1000 nvarchar data in database but i need to display only 250 in a column in a grid

Laalu Ar · Answer

Am using telerik grid in mvc 3 please check my code below @(Html.Telerik().Grid () .Name(Grid) .DataKeys(dataKeys => dataKeys.Add(o => o.Job_Id)) .DataBinding(dataBinding => dataBinding.Ajax() .Select(_SelectAjaxEditing Home) .Insert(_InsertAjaxEditing Home) .Update(_SaveAjaxEditing Home) .Delete(_DeleteAjaxEditing Home)) .Columns(columns => { columns.Bound(m => m.Position).Title(Position).Width(130); columns.Bound(m => m.Required_Skills).Title(Required Skills).Width(250); }) )

Rupali Shinde · Answer

Hi Akzar Please check below code: telerik:GridBoundColumn DataField = Name HeaderText = Name UniqueName = Name > telerik:GridBoundColumn > Solution : protected void RadGrid1_ItemDataBound( object sender GridItemEventArgs e) { if (e.Item is GridDataItem) { GridDataItem item = e.Item as GridDataItem; if (item[ Name ].Text.Length > 200) { item[ Name ].Text = item[ Name ].Text.Substring(0 200); } } } if it help you out please accept the ans