windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtragrid-dot-columns-dot-optionscolumn-fd5910e0.md
Gets or sets whether this column keeps a constant width when a Grid changes its size or Best Fit operations are called. End-users are still allowed to resize this column.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.2.dll
NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation
[DefaultValue(false)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public bool FixedWidth { get; set; }
<DefaultValue(False)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property FixedWidth As Boolean
| Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boolean | false |
true if the column keeps its width; otherwise, false.
|
You can access this nested property as listed below:
| Object Type | Path to FixedWidth |
|---|---|
| GridColumn |
.OptionsColumn .FixedWidth
|
The code below illustrates how to lock the “Product Name” column’s width.
colProductName.OptionsColumn.FixedWidth = true;
colProductName.OptionsColumn.FixedWidth = True
If there is a Band that contains only one column, and you want to lock this column’s width, enable the Band OptionsBand.FixedWidth property instead.
Users are free to resize any Grid columns at runtime, including columns with fixed widths. To lock or limit column widths at runtime, use of the following approaches:
See Columns to learn more.
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buttonColumn.OptionsColumn.AllowSort = DefaultBoolean.False;
buttonColumn.OptionsColumn.FixedWidth = true;
buttonColumn.OptionsColumn.ShowInCustomizationForm = false;
winforms-grid-visualize-master-detail-data/VB/Form1.vb#L48
riPictureEdit.SizeMode = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls.PictureSizeMode.Stretch
gridView1.Columns("Picture").OptionsColumn.FixedWidth = True
'Change Picture column's width
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