DataGridViewRow.GetPreferredHeight Method
Definition
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Calculates the ideal height of the specified row based on the specified criteria.
public:
virtual int GetPreferredHeight(int rowIndex, System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewAutoSizeRowMode autoSizeRowMode, bool fixedWidth);
public virtual int GetPreferredHeight (int rowIndex, System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewAutoSizeRowMode autoSizeRowMode, bool fixedWidth);
abstract member GetPreferredHeight : int * System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewAutoSizeRowMode * bool -> int
override this.GetPreferredHeight : int * System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewAutoSizeRowMode * bool -> int
Public Overridable Function GetPreferredHeight (rowIndex As Integer, autoSizeRowMode As DataGridViewAutoSizeRowMode, fixedWidth As Boolean) As Integer
Parameters
- rowIndex
- Int32
The index of the row whose preferred height is calculated.
- autoSizeRowMode
- DataGridViewAutoSizeRowMode
A DataGridViewAutoSizeRowMode that specifies an automatic sizing mode.
- fixedWidth
- Boolean
true
to calculate the preferred height for a fixed cell width; otherwise, false
.
Returns
The ideal height of the row, in pixels.
Exceptions
autoSizeRowMode
is not a valid DataGridViewAutoSizeRowMode value.
The rowIndex
is not in the valid range of 0 to the number of rows in the control minus 1.
Examples
The following code example uses the GetPreferredHeight method to determine the new padding for a row that has been resized. This code example is part of a larger example provided in How to: Customize the Appearance of Rows in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control.
// Adjusts the padding when the user changes the row height so that
// the normal cell content is fully displayed and any extra
// height is used for the content that spans multiple columns.
void dataGridView1_RowHeightChanged(object sender,
DataGridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
// Calculate the new height of the normal cell content.
Int32 preferredNormalContentHeight =
e.Row.GetPreferredHeight(e.Row.Index,
DataGridViewAutoSizeRowMode.AllCellsExceptHeader, true) -
e.Row.DefaultCellStyle.Padding.Bottom;
// Specify a new padding.
Padding newPadding = e.Row.DefaultCellStyle.Padding;
newPadding.Bottom = e.Row.Height - preferredNormalContentHeight;
e.Row.DefaultCellStyle.Padding = newPadding;
}
' Adjusts the padding when the user changes the row height so that
' the normal cell content is fully displayed and any extra
' height is used for the content that spans multiple columns.
Sub dataGridView1_RowHeightChanged(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As DataGridViewRowEventArgs) _
Handles dataGridView1.RowHeightChanged
' Calculate the new height of the normal cell content.
Dim preferredNormalContentHeight As Int32 = _
e.Row.GetPreferredHeight(e.Row.Index, _
DataGridViewAutoSizeRowMode.AllCellsExceptHeader, True) - _
e.Row.DefaultCellStyle.Padding.Bottom()
' Specify a new padding.
Dim newPadding As Padding = e.Row.DefaultCellStyle.Padding
newPadding.Bottom = e.Row.Height - preferredNormalContentHeight
e.Row.DefaultCellStyle.Padding = newPadding
End Sub
Remarks
This property is used by the content-based automatic sizing feature of the DataGridView control to determine the ideal height of a row. The rowIndex
value lets you specify the actual row index of a shared row. (Shared rows have Index property values of -1.)
A fixedWidth
parameter value of false
calculates the row height based on calculated column widths that will achieve ideal cell height-to-width ratios.
For cell contents to wrap onto multiple lines, the cell style in effect for the cell must have a WrapMode property value of True.
For more information about automatic sizing, see Sizing Options in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control.
Applies to
See also
- DataGridView
- DataGridViewAutoSizeRowMode
- WrapMode
- GetPreferredWidth(DataGridViewAutoSizeColumnMode, Boolean)
- How to: Customize the Appearance of Rows in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control
- Sizing Options in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control
- Best Practices for Scaling the Windows Forms DataGridView Control
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