DataGridViewCell.GetPreferredSize Method

Definition

Calculates the preferred size, in pixels, of the cell.

protected:
 virtual System::Drawing::Size GetPreferredSize(System::Drawing::Graphics ^ graphics, System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewCellStyle ^ cellStyle, int rowIndex, System::Drawing::Size constraintSize);
protected virtual System.Drawing.Size GetPreferredSize (System.Drawing.Graphics graphics, System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellStyle cellStyle, int rowIndex, System.Drawing.Size constraintSize);
abstract member GetPreferredSize : System.Drawing.Graphics * System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellStyle * int * System.Drawing.Size -> System.Drawing.Size
override this.GetPreferredSize : System.Drawing.Graphics * System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellStyle * int * System.Drawing.Size -> System.Drawing.Size
Protected Overridable Function GetPreferredSize (graphics As Graphics, cellStyle As DataGridViewCellStyle, rowIndex As Integer, constraintSize As Size) As Size

Parameters

graphics
Graphics

The Graphics used to draw the cell.

cellStyle
DataGridViewCellStyle

A DataGridViewCellStyle that represents the style of the cell.

rowIndex
Int32

The zero-based row index of the cell.

constraintSize
Size

The cell's maximum allowable size.

Returns

A Size that represents the preferred size, in pixels, of the cell.

Remarks

The GetPreferredSize method in the base class DataGridViewCell always returns a Size with a width and height of -1. However, this method is overridden in the derived cell classes to return proper values.

Applies to

See also