Dear All;

i want to display data in dropdown list with extend alignment as follow:


ADB.............1 Project
WB.............12 Project
WFP.............5 Project


but if i concatenate string it display as follow:

ADB........1 Project
WB..............12 Project
WFP........5 Project

Since exact typography will differ based on culture, font, etc... having 
them align perfectly without graphics is a bit tricky.  I'd did something 
like this a bit back for a drop down list and it has worked well.  It seems 
a bit bloated, so if anyone out there has another idea... Here's an example 
using the data you provided.

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        DropDownList1.Items.Add(CreateJustifiedText("ADB", "1 Project", 25));
        DropDownList1.Items.Add(CreateJustifiedText("WB", "12 Project", 25));
        DropDownList1.Items.Add(CreateJustifiedText("WFP", "5 Project", 25));
    }

    private static string CreateJustifiedText(string stringValue1, string 
stringValue2, int maxLength)
    {
        int stringLengths = stringValue1.Length + stringValue2.Length;
        int dotsNeeded = maxLength - stringLengths;
        string dots = "";
        for (int i=0; i < dotsNeeded; i++)
        {
            dots += ".";
        }
        return stringValue1 + dots + stringValue2;
    }

The generated HTML looks like:

<select name="DropDownList1" id="DropDownList1">
<option value="ADB.............1 Project">ADB.............1 Project</option>
<option value="WB.............12 Project">WB.............12 Project</option>
<option value="WFP.............5 Project">WFP.............5 Project</option>
</select>

Hope this helps!

-dl

--
David R. Longnecker
http://blog.tiredstudent.com


> Dear All;
> 
> i want to display data in dropdown list with extend alignment as
> follow:
> 
> ADB.............1 Project
> WB.............12 Project
> WFP.............5 Project
> but if i concatenate string it display as follow:
> 
> ADB........1 Project
> WB..............12 Project
> WFP........5 Project

I suggest you use a fixed size font such as Courier.
This will help keep things aligned.

-- 
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr,
MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASPInsider
http://SteveOrr.net


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> Dear All;
>
> i want to display data in dropdown list with extend alignment as follow:
>
>
> ADB.............1 Project
> WB.............12 Project
> WFP.............5 Project
>
>
> but if i concatenate string it display as follow:
>
> ADB........1 Project
> WB..............12 Project
> WFP........5 Project