Table.PreferredWidth Property

Gets or sets the numerical value of the preferred width.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

Declaration

C#

float PreferredWidth { get; set; }

VB.NET

Property PreferredWidth As Single

Property Value

Type	Description
Single	A Single value specifying the table width.

Remarks

How the PreferredWidth value is interpreted depends on other parameters, such as the Table.TableLayout, Table.PreferredWidthType and the Document.Unit properties.

Use the Table.SetPreferredWidth method to be more specific.

Note

If using the PreferredWidth property, specify the Table.PreferredWidthType beforehand.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-richedit-document-api/CS/DXRichEditControlAPISample/CodeExamples/TableActions.cs#L61

table.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed;
table.PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(4f);

winforms-richedit-document-api/CS/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/Table.cs#L57

table.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed;
table.PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(4f);

word-document-api-examples/CS/CodeExamples/TablesActions.cs#L90

table.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed;
table.PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(4f);

VB.NET

wpf-richedit-document-api/VB/DXRichEditControlAPISample/CodeExamples/TableActions.vb#L52

table.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed
table.PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(4F)

winforms-richedit-document-api/VB/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/Table.vb#L50

table.PreferredWidthType = DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native.WidthType.Fixed
table.PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(4F)
table.Rows(CInt((1))).HeightType = DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native.HeightType.Exact

word-document-api-examples/VB/CodeExamples/TablesActions.vb#L84

table.PreferredWidthType = DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native.WidthType.Fixed
table.PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(4.0F)
' Set the second row height to a fixed value.