Can you limit the length of Text visible in a WPF TextBlock?

Question

I have a listbox that is bound to a database query result. I\'m using an item template that shows the subject on one line and I want it to show preview of the body on anothe

Answer 1

You can use 'TextTrimming' Property of a Textblock. Set TextTrimming = "CharacterEllipsis". You might need to play with Width to manage how many characters you really want to display.

Add this textblock in your item template