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Salil
Salil

Reputation:

Why XAML Width="Auto" does not work for me?

I started maintenance on some poorly written XAMLs. I am relatively new to XAML.

One thing I need is - grid columns should automatically adjust their width per the text contents.

The MSDN documentation on GridViewColumn.Width says - set it to Auto to enable auto-sizing behavior. However even though the code reads as follows, column widths remain the same irrespective of the content text. 

<ListView.View>
<GridView>
<GridViewColumn x:Name="lstColName" Width="200">Name</GridViewColumn>
<GridViewColumn x:Name="lstColPath" Width="Auto">Path</GridViewColumn>
</GridView>
</ListView.View>

Upvotes: 3

Views: 7435

Answers (3)

DeveloperDan
DeveloperDan

Reputation: 4684

This David Hanson blog post contains another solution.

Upvotes: 0

Kenan E. K.
Kenan E. K.

Reputation: 14111

The GridView recalculates column content sizes only when the template or internal column collection change, that's why Width="Auto" only works on loading the GridView.

Here's an article about a possible approach to a solution.

Upvotes: 1

Blounty
Blounty

Reputation: 3358

Auto does work fine as below. 

    <ListView>
        <ListView.View>
            <GridView>
                <GridViewColumn x:Name="Spoons" Width="Auto">

                </GridViewColumn>

            </GridView>
        </ListView.View>
    </ListView>

Upvotes: 0

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