Display only limited length characters of a text string from Database in Label control in ASP.Net

prynka

hi...

I want label to display limited text say 20 char even the data it retrieve from database may be more than 20 char..

like in gmail,we see message body limited when we click it display whole message..how is that possible...?

plz tell simple way to do that..

Thanks...

Mudassar

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        string s = "This is a very longgggggggggggggg text";
        Label1.Text = s.Length > 10 ? s.Substring(0, 10) : s;