Limiting number of characters shown in a column

[Ross Micheals]

I was wondering if there was a way to limit the number of characters *shown* (not bound) in a column of a GridDataBoundGrid. I thought I format string might do the trick, but I can''t seem to get one that works.

[Ross Micheals]

In my specific application, I want to show the first letter of a person''s first name, and not the entire name itself.

[Administrator]

One way you might be able to do this is to handle the DrawCellDisplayText event. In your handler, set e.DisplayText to what you want to see in teh cell. This will not affect anything else except what is shown in the cell.

[Ross Micheals]

Okay, but how do I determine what column / row I''m in?

>One way you might be able to do this is to handle the DrawCellDisplayText event. In your handler, set e.DisplayText to what you want to see in teh cell. This will not affect anything else except what is shown in the cell.

[Ross Micheals]

Never mind! You can get to it through .Style

>Okay, but how do I determine what column / row I''m in?
>
>>One way you might be able to do this is to handle the DrawCellDisplayText event. In your handler, set e.DisplayText to what you want to see in teh cell. This will not affect anything else except what is shown in the cell.