# GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcTextBoxCellType.Ellipsis

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Win_Spread_InputMan_CellType_GcTextBoxCellType_Ellipsis_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcTextBoxCellType.Ellipsis*">Ellipsis Property
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Win_Spread_InputMan_CellType_GcTextBoxCellType_Ellipsis" data-uid="GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcTextBoxCellType.Ellipsis">Ellipsis</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets a value that indicates how the ellipsis character (...) appears,
denoting that the <b>GcTextBox</b> text extends beyond the specified length of the <b>GcTextBox</b>.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public EllipsisMode Ellipsis { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property Ellipsis As EllipsisMode</code></pre>
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<h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.EllipsisMode.html">EllipsisMode</a></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.EllipsisMode.html">EllipsisMode</a> enumeration,
<b>None</b>, means no ellipsis string is shown.
<b>EllipsisEnd</b> means to trim the end of the string with the character.
<b>EllipsisPath</b>, means to trim the center of the string with the character.
<b>EllipsisWord</b>, means to trim the end of the string with the word.
<br>The default is <b>EllipsisMode.None</b>.</p>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Win_Spread_InputMan_CellType_GcTextBoxCellType_Ellipsis_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This <b>Ellipsis</b> property only takes effect when using <span class="xref">GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcTextBox.Multiline</span>.
When the text is longer than this control's width and this control does not have focus,
the ellipsis string, specified by the <span class="xref">GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcTextBox.EllipsisString</span>
property, is displayed.</p>
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<h5 class="exceptions">Exceptions</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.invalidenumargumentexception">InvalidEnumArgumentException</a></td>
      <td><p>The <b>value</b> isn't a valid <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.EllipsisMode.html">EllipsisMode</a> item.</p>
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