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DataGridViewColumn.MinimumWidth Property

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Gets or sets the minimum width, in pixels, of the column.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Syntax

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public int MinimumWidth { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
The number of pixels, from 2 to MaxValue, that specifies the minimum width of the column. The default is 5.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The value is less than 2 or greater than Int32.MaxValue.

Remarks

The MinimumWidth property sets a limit on how narrow the column can be resized in the user interface (UI). The Width property can override the MinimumWidth property.

Examples

The following code example sets the minimum width of a column. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the DataGridViewColumn class.

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//Set the minimum width.
private void Button4_Click(object sender,
    System.EventArgs e)
{
    DataGridViewColumn column = dataGridView.Columns[1];
    column.MinimumWidth = 40;
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

DataGridViewColumn Class

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

DataGridView

MinimumHeight

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