DataGridTableStyle::PreferredColumnWidth Property

private:
   void CreateAndBindDataSet( DataGrid^ myDataGrid )
   {
      DataSet^ myDataSet = gcnew DataSet( "myDataSet" );
      DataTable^ myEmpTable = gcnew DataTable( "Employee" );

      // Create two columns, and add them to employee table.
      DataColumn^ myEmpID = gcnew DataColumn( "EmpID",int::typeid );
      DataColumn^ myEmpName = gcnew DataColumn( "EmpName" );
      myEmpTable->Columns->Add( myEmpID );
      myEmpTable->Columns->Add( myEmpName );

      // Add table to DataSet.
      myDataSet->Tables->Add( myEmpTable );

      // Populate table.
      DataRow^ newRow1;

      // Create employee records in employee Table.
      for ( int i = 1; i < 6; i++ )
      {
         newRow1 = myEmpTable->NewRow();
         newRow1[ "EmpID" ] = i;

         // Add row to Employee table.
         myEmpTable->Rows->Add( newRow1 );
      }
      myEmpTable->Rows[ 0 ][ "EmpName" ] = "Alpha";
      myEmpTable->Rows[ 1 ][ "EmpName" ] = "Beta";
      myEmpTable->Rows[ 2 ][ "EmpName" ] = "Omega";
      myEmpTable->Rows[ 3 ][ "EmpName" ] = "Gamma";
      myEmpTable->Rows[ 4 ][ "EmpName" ] = "Delta";

      // Bind DataGrid to DataSet.
      myDataGrid->SetDataBinding( myDataSet, "Employee" );
   }

   void Form1_Load( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      // Set and Display myDataGrid.
      myDataGrid->DataMember = "";
      myDataGrid->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 72, 32 );
      myDataGrid->Name = "myDataGrid";
      myDataGrid->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 240, 200 );
      myDataGrid->TabIndex = 4;

      // Add it to controls.
      Controls->Add( myDataGrid );
      CreateAndBindDataSet( myDataGrid );
      myDataGridTableStyle->MappingName = "Employee";

      // Set other properties.
      myDataGridTableStyle->AlternatingBackColor = Color::LightGray;

      // Add DataGridTableStyle instances to GridTableStylesCollection.
      myDataGridTableStyle->PreferredColumnWidth = 100;
      myColWidth->Text = "";
      myDataGrid->TableStyles->Add( myDataGridTableStyle );
      myDataGridTableStyle->PreferredColumnWidthChanged += gcnew EventHandler( this, &Form1::MyDelegatePreferredColWidthChanged );
   }

private:
   void MyDelegatePreferredColWidthChanged( Object^ /*sender*/, EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      MessageBox::Show( "Preferred Column width has changed" );
   }

private:
   void myButton_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      try
      {
         if (  !myColWidth->Text->Equals( "" ) )
         {
            Int32 newwidth = myDataGridTableStyle->PreferredColumnWidth;
            myDataGridTableStyle->PreferredColumnWidth = Int32::Parse( myColWidth->Text );

            // Dispose datagrid and datagridtablestyle and then create.
            delete myDataGrid;
            delete myDataGridTableStyle;
            myDataGrid = gcnew DataGrid;
            myDataGridTableStyle = gcnew DataGridTableStyle;
            myDataGrid->DataMember = "";
            myDataGrid->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 72, 32 );
            myDataGrid->Name = "myDataGrid";
            myDataGrid->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 240, 200 );
            myDataGrid->TabIndex = 4;
            Controls->Add( myDataGrid );
            CreateAndBindDataSet( myDataGrid );
            myDataGridTableStyle->MappingName = "Employee";

            // Set other properties.
            myDataGridTableStyle->AlternatingBackColor = Color::LightGray;

            // Add DataGridTableStyle instances to GridTableStylesCollection.
            myDataGridTableStyle->PreferredColumnWidth = newwidth;
            myColWidth->Text = "";
            myDataGrid->TableStyles->Add( myDataGridTableStyle );
            myDataGridTableStyle->PreferredColumnWidthChanged += gcnew EventHandler( this, &Form1::MyDelegatePreferredColWidthChanged );
         }
         else
         {
            MessageBox::Show( "Please enter a number" );
         }
      }
      catch ( Exception^ ex ) 
      {
         MessageBox::Show( ex->Message );
      }
   }