RepositoryItemLookUpEditBase.BestFitMode Property

Gets or sets the “best-fit” mode for columns in the dropdown window.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(BestFitMode.None)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public BestFitMode BestFitMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DXCategory("Behavior")>
<DefaultValue(BestFitMode.None)>
Public Property BestFitMode As BestFitMode

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
BestFitMode	None	A BestFitMode value that specifies the “best-fit” mode for columns in the dropdown window.

Available values:

Name	Description
None	The “best-fit” functionality is not invoked.
BestFit	The “best-fit” functionality is invoked when opening the dropdown window for the first time, changing the proportional widths of the columns to best fit their contents.
BestFitResizePopup	The “best-fit” functionality is invoked when opening the dropdown window for the first time, changing the proportional widths of the columns according to their contents and resizing the dropdown window to fit all the columns. The dropdown window cannot be reduced to a size less than the minimum size specified by the editor’s RepositoryItemPopupBase.PopupFormMinSize property.

Remarks

The “best-fit’ feature proportionally resizes the columns in the dropdown according to their contents. For a description of the available best-fit modes, see BestFitMode.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-lookupedit-bind-to-simple-data-types/CS/LookupEdit-StandardBinding/Form1.cs#L32

// Enable the "best-fit" functionality mode in which columns have proportional widths and the popup window is resized to fit all the columns.
riLookup.BestFitMode = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls.BestFitMode.BestFitResizePopup;
// Specify the dropdown height.

VB.NET

winforms-lookupedit-bind-to-simple-data-types/VB/LookupEdit-StandardBinding/Form1.vb#L34

' Enable the "best-fit" functionality mode in which columns have proportional widths and the popup window is resized to fit all the columns.
riLookup.BestFitMode = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls.BestFitMode.BestFitResizePopup
' Specify the dropdown height.