[Solved] RadGrid:HeaderStyle-Width vs ItemStyle:Width

[Brett Robichaud]

What is the difference between using the HeaderStyle-Width attribute of RadGrid vs the Width attribute of ItemStyle? I have experiemented with both and they do not always appear to be equivalent. Can anyone add any color to how these two work?

[Shinu]

Hi Brett,

HeaderItemStyle property controls the appearance of the header item in a Telerik RadGrid control where as ItemStyle represents the style of data items in a GridTableView control. But from my understanding to set the width of a column you need to set the HeaderStyle-width instead of ItemStyle-width.

Shinu

[Brett Robichaud]

You have hit the nail on the head with regard to my question. In my experimentation it seems I need to use the HeaderStyle-width to set the width of a column. I was really looking for confirmation of this, which you have offered, but also some explanation as to why and just what ItemStye width is for? I blew a few hours playing with these two trying to narrow in on the correct approach.

[Dimo]

Hello,

In short, I am not aware of cases in which ItemStyle-Width should be used at all. This property exists only because ItemStyle inherits from TableItemStyle.

For column widths, please use HeaderStyle-Width only.

Best wishes,
Dimo
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