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GridColumnUnitType Enum

Lists the values that are used to specify the BaseColumn.Width property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

#Declaration

public enum GridColumnUnitType

#Members

Name Description
Pixel

The GridControl sizes the column based on an absolute value in pixels.

Star

The GridControl sizes the column based on a weighted proportion of available space.

Auto

The GridControl sizes the column based on the cell content.

#Related API Members

The following properties accept/return GridColumnUnitType values:

#Remarks

<dxg:GridControl.Columns>
    <!-- Absolute width in pixels -->
    <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="Name" Width="150"/>
    <!-- Proportional (star) width -->
    <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="Birthday" Width="2*"/>
    <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="Visits" Width="*"/>
    <!-- Auto width -->
    <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="City" Width="Auto"/>    
</dxg:GridControl.Columns> 
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