DataGrid.PreferredColumnWidth Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the default width of the grid columns in pixels.
public:
property int PreferredColumnWidth { int get(); void set(int value); };
[System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.DataGridPreferredColumnWidthTypeConverter))]
public int PreferredColumnWidth { get; set; }
[<System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.DataGridPreferredColumnWidthTypeConverter))>]
member this.PreferredColumnWidth : int with get, set
Public Property PreferredColumnWidth As Integer
Property Value
The default width (in pixels) of columns in the grid.
- Attributes
Exceptions
The property value is less than 0.
Examples
The following code example sets the default column widths to a value passed to the method.
Private Sub SetDefaultColWidth(defColWidth As Integer)
DataGrid1.PreferredColumnWidth = defColWidth
End Sub
Remarks
Set this property before resetting the DataSource and DataMember properties (either separately, or through the SetDataBinding method), or the property will have no effect.
The property cannot be set to a value less than 0.