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Resizing Bands and Columns

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The following operations can be performed by end-users to resize bands:

Action

Effect

Dragging the right edge of a band header.

Changes the width of the current and related bands and their columns.

Dragging the bottom edge of a band header.

Changes the height of all root bands.

This action can be performed only when there are no nested bands.

Double-clicking the right edge of a band header.

Applies Best Fit to the band’s visible columns and adjusts the band’s width to match the combined width of these columns.

Clicking the ‘Best Fit (all columns)’ item within the column header context menu.

Applies Best Fit to all visible columns within the TreeList control.

Note

Use the TreeList control’s OptionsCustomizing.BandHorzSizing and OptionsCustomizing.BandVertSizing properties to prohibit end-users from resizing bands. Use a band’s Options.Sizing and Options.VertSizing properties to prohibit sizing this band.

The following operations can be performed by end-users to resize columns:

Action Effect
Dragging the right edge of a column header. Changes the width of the current and related columns.
Dragging the bottom edge of a column header. Changes the height of the column. End-users can perform this action to make the column’s cells span across multiple lines.
Double-clicking the right edge of a column header. Applies Best Fit to the column.
Clicking the ‘Best Fit’ item within the column header context menu. Applies Best Fit to the column located under the mouse pointer.
Clicking the ‘Best Fit (all columns)’ item within the column header context menu. Applies Best Fit to all visible columns within the TreeList control.

Note

Use the TreeList control’s OptionsCustomizing.ColumnHorzSizing and OptionsCustomizing.ColumnVertSizing properties to prohibit end-users from resizing columns. Use a column’s Options.Sizing and Options.VertSizing properties to prohibit sizing this column.