GridColumn.GetHeaderBestWidth() Method

Returns the column header width that allows the content to be displayed in its entirety.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

csharp

public int GetHeaderBestWidth()

Public Function GetHeaderBestWidth As Integer

Returns

Type	Description
Int32

An integer value that specifies the width.

Remarks

The GridColumn.GetHeaderBestWidth and ColumnView.GetColumnHeaderBestWidth(GridColumn) methods return the header width that allows the header content to be displayed in its entirety. For example, since different skins may have different optimal header widths, you can use these methods to recalculate a column’s width when the current skin changes.

Example

The code below shows how to automatically update the column width when look and feel settings change.

C#
VB.NET

csharp

gridControl1.LookAndFeel.StyleChanged += LookAndFeel_StyleChanged1;

private void LookAndFeel_StyleChanged1(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    gridColumn1.Width = gridColumn1.GetHeaderBestWidth();
    //gridColumn1.Width = gridView1.GetColumnHeaderBestWidth(gridColumn1);
}

AddHandler gridControl1.LookAndFeel.StyleChanged, AddressOf LookAndFeel_StyleChanged1

Private Sub LookAndFeel_StyleChanged1(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    gridColumn1.Width = gridColumn1.GetHeaderBestWidth()
    'gridColumn1.Width = gridView1.GetColumnHeaderBestWidth(gridColumn1)
End Sub