DataGridViewCell.PreferredSize Property
Definition
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Gets the size, in pixels, of a rectangular area into which the cell can fit.
public:
property System::Drawing::Size PreferredSize { System::Drawing::Size get(); };[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public System.Drawing.Size PreferredSize { get; }[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
member this.PreferredSize : System.Drawing.SizePublic ReadOnly Property PreferredSize As SizeA Size containing the height and width, in pixels.
- Attributes
ColumnIndex is less than 0, indicating that the cell is a row header cell.
The row containing the cell is a shared row.
-or-
The cell is a column header cell.
The PreferredSize property returns the natural size of the cell computed by the cell's owning row and column. PreferredSize returns a Size with a width and height of -1 if the cell is not contained in a table.
If the cell is in a DataGridViewColumn that has its Resizable property set to false, -1 is returned for the width.
This method relies on the GetFormattedValue method.
Applies to
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET Framework | 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1 |
| Windows Desktop | 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
