TableLayoutPanel.ColumnStyles Property
Definition
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Gets a collection of column styles for the TableLayoutPanel.
public:
property System::Windows::Forms::TableLayoutColumnStyleCollection ^ ColumnStyles { System::Windows::Forms::TableLayoutColumnStyleCollection ^ get(); };
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutColumnStyleCollection ColumnStyles { get; }
[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
member this.ColumnStyles : System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutColumnStyleCollection
Public ReadOnly Property ColumnStyles As TableLayoutColumnStyleCollection
Property Value
A TableLayoutColumnStyleCollection containing a ColumnStyle for each column in the TableLayoutPanel control.
- Attributes
Examples
The following code example sets the ColumnStyle properties of each column when a Button is clicked.
private void toggleColumnStylesBtn_Click(
System.Object sender,
System.EventArgs e)
{
TableLayoutColumnStyleCollection styles =
this.TableLayoutPanel1.ColumnStyles;
foreach( ColumnStyle style in styles )
{
if( style.SizeType == SizeType.Absolute )
{
style.SizeType = SizeType.AutoSize;
}
else if( style.SizeType == SizeType.AutoSize )
{
style.SizeType = SizeType.Percent;
// Set the column width to be a percentage
// of the TableLayoutPanel control's width.
style.Width = 33;
}
else
{
// Set the column width to 50 pixels.
style.SizeType = SizeType.Absolute;
style.Width = 50;
}
}
}
Private Sub toggleColumnStylesBtn_Click( _
ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
Handles toggleColumnStylesBtn.Click
Dim styles As TableLayoutColumnStyleCollection = _
Me.TableLayoutPanel1.ColumnStyles
For Each style As ColumnStyle In styles
If style.SizeType = SizeType.Absolute Then
style.SizeType = SizeType.AutoSize
ElseIf style.SizeType = SizeType.AutoSize Then
style.SizeType = SizeType.Percent
' Set the column width to be a percentage
' of the TableLayoutPanel control's width.
style.Width = 33
Else
' Set the column width to 50 pixels.
style.SizeType = SizeType.Absolute
style.Width = 50
End If
Next
End Sub
Remarks
Use the ColumnStyles property to access the style properties of specific columns. You can use members of the ColumnStyle class to set the characteristics of individual columns in the table.
When the TableLayoutPanel control arranges its columns, it assigns priorities to each ColumnStyle in the following order:
Columns with ColumnStyle set to Absolute are considered first, and their fixed widths are allocated.
Columns with ColumnStyle set to AutoSize are sized to their contents.
Remaining space is divided among columns with ColumnStyle set to Percent.