MVC Html.TextAreaFor Character limitation

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I have a View that has a TextArea I would like this TextArea to accept strings that are larger than the max 4000 characters. My Model has four string fields built: Body, BodyExt1, BodyExt2, etc. Is there a way that I can split the string from the once TextArea into the four different fields?

I tried doing this in the Controller's PostBack, but I am getting an EntityValidationError saying the it exceeds the 4000 character limit.

Could someone give me an example of how I would solve or get around this issue?

Thanks.

Update:
This is MVC 3. The Database fields are set to nvarchar4000.

Posted 16-Feb-12 8:28am

grasshopper003

Updated 16-Feb-12 8:51am

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Dean Oliver · Answer 1 · 2012-02-16T08:48:00

Solution 1

mvc 2

C#

<![CDATA[<%= Html.TextBox("username", "", new { @maxlength = "5000", @autocomplete = "off" }) %>]]>

or mvc 3

C#

@Html.TextBoxFor(x => x.name, new { @maxlength = "5000"})

Another thing you might need to check is your string limit for that particular field in your database.

Posted 16-Feb-12 8:48am

Dean Oliver

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grasshopper003 16-Feb-12 14:59pm

Thanks for the suggestion, but I am still getting the same error...
Error: The field Body must be a string or array type with a maximum length of '4000'.

@Html.TextAreaFor(model => model.Body,new{id = "body", rows = "10", htmlEncodeOutput="true", maxlength = "5000"})

Dean Oliver 17-Feb-12 0:17am

is your body property a string? "model.Body"

AmitKumar89 · Answer 2 · 2012-02-16T17:34:00

Hi there.. Try this..

In your view:

C#

<![CDATA[<%=Html.TextAreaFor(m=>m.Address)%>]]>
<![CDATA[<%=Html.ValidationMessageFor(m=>m.Address)%>]]>

In your model:

C#

[Required(ErrorMessage = "Please Enter Address")]
[DisplayName("Address*")]
[StringLength(50, ErrorMessage="Must Not Exceed 50 Char")]
public string Address
{
    set
    {
        strAddress = value;
    }
    get
    {
        return strAddress;
    }
}

Now this code will work...