How to limit the text in a label using asp.net c#

Lets say we are having label as below.

<asp:Label CssClass="ShortDesc" Text='<%# Eval("NewsDescription")%">' runat="server""></asp:Label">

By Using CSS

.ShortDesc{ height:50px; Overflow:hidden; }

OR restrict to 100 or N characters

<asp:Label CssClass="ShortDesc" Text='<%# Eval("NewsDescription").ToString().SubString(0,Math.Min(100,Eval("NewsDescription").ToString().Length)) %">' runat="server""></asp:Label">

OR return a Short Desc from your DB SELECT substring(NewsDescription,1,100)+'...' AS ShortNewsDescription, NewsDescription From Jobs

And use that in your repeater <asp:Label CssClass="ShortDesc" Text='<%# Eval("ShortNewsDescription")%">' runat="server""></asp:Label">