TableCell.PreferredWidthType Property

Gets or sets how the width of a cell is determined if Preferred Width is specified.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

Declaration

C#

WidthType PreferredWidthType { get; set; }

VB.NET

Property PreferredWidthType As WidthType

Property Value

Type	Description
WidthType	A WidthType enumeration value specifying how the TableCell.PreferredWidth is interpreted.

Available values:

Name	Description
None	Not set.
Auto	Automatically determined width.
FiftiethsOfPercent	Width in fiftieths of a percent.
Fixed	Width in units of measurements that are currently in effect for the document.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-richedit-tables-simple-example/CS/TablesSimpleExample/Form1.cs#L32

table.Rows[0].FirstCell.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Auto;

word-document-api-table-examples/CS/TablesSimpleExample/Program.cs#L47

//Set the width of the first column
table.Rows[0].FirstCell.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed;
table.Rows[0].FirstCell.PreferredWidth = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.8f);

wpf-richedit-document-api/CS/DXRichEditControlAPISample/CodeExamples/TableActions.cs#L66

table[1, 1].PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed;
table[1, 1].PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(1.5f);

winforms-richedit-document-api/CS/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/Table.cs#L62

table[1, 2].PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed;
table[1, 2].PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(1.5f);

word-document-api-examples/CS/CodeExamples/TablesActions.cs#L97

// Set the cell width to a fixed value.
table[1, 1].PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed;
table[1, 1].PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(1.5f);

VB.NET

winforms-richedit-tables-simple-example/VB/TablesSimpleExample/Form1.vb#L30

table.Rows(0).Cells.InsertBefore(0)
table.Rows(0).FirstCell.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Auto
table.Rows(0).Cells(1).PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed

word-document-api-table-examples/VB/TablesSimpleExample/Program.vb#L40

'Set the width of the first column
table.Rows(0).FirstCell.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed
table.Rows(0).FirstCell.PreferredWidth = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.8F)

wpf-richedit-document-api/VB/DXRichEditControlAPISample/CodeExamples/TableActions.vb#L57

table(1, 1).PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed
table(1, 1).PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(1.5F)

winforms-richedit-document-api/VB/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/Table.vb#L53

table.Rows(CInt((1))).Height = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.8F)
table(CInt((1)), CInt((2))).PreferredWidthType = DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native.WidthType.Fixed
table(CInt((1)), CInt((2))).PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(1.5F)

word-document-api-examples/VB/CodeExamples/TablesActions.vb#L89

' Set the cell width to a fixed value.
table(CInt((1)), CInt((1))).PreferredWidthType = DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native.WidthType.Fixed
table(CInt((1)), CInt((1))).PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(1.5F)