Grid_CalcColWidth Method
Description
This method calculates the minimum required width of a column to ensure the entire text will appear.
Parameters
- MyControlReference
- Reference to the control in the form of MyProject_MyForm_MyControl.
- ProjectFile
- String identifying the project as it was passed in LoadProject.
- DialogName
- String identifying the dialog by name.
- ControlName
- String identifying the control by name.
- sColText
- String specifying the widest text that may appear in a column.
Return Values
Returns the following according to the situation:
AutoLISP Syntax
The recommended convention is passing the control identifier directly:
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(Odcl_Grid_CalcColWidth MyControlReference [as Reference] sColText [as String]) |
An alternative convention is to identify the control by providing the project file, the dialog name and the control name:
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(Odcl_Grid_CalcColWidth ProjectFile [as String] DialogName [as String] ControlName [as String] sColText [as String]) |
Applies For
Example
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; Calculate the width to assign to a column (setq rValue (Odcl_Grid_CalcColWidth MyProject_MyForm_MyControl "Phone Number")) |
See Also
Grid_AddColumns, Grid_DeleteColumn, Grid_GetColumnCount, Grid_GetColumnImage, Grid_GetColumnItems, Grid_GetColWidth, Grid_SetColumnImage, Grid_SetColWidth, Grid_SortNumericItems, Grid_SortTextItems