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Resizing Rows Programmatically

Updated on May 7, 2026

RadVirtualGrid exposes an API allowing resizing of its rows. In order to utilize it we need to set the AllowRowResize property to true.

C#
this.radVirtualGrid1.AllowRowResize = true;

Resizing System Rows

The VirtualGridViewInfo object exposes properties for directly accessing its system rows and setting a desired height.

Figure 1 Resizing System Rows.

WinForms RadVirtualGrid Resizing System Rows

C#
this.radVirtualGrid1.MasterViewInfo.HeaderRowHeight = 30;
this.radVirtualGrid1.MasterViewInfo.NewRowHeight = 40;
this.radVirtualGrid1.MasterViewInfo.FilterRowHeight = 50;

Resizing Data Rows

The data rows can also be programmatically resized. RadVirtualGrid.VirtualGridViewInfo provides a property for defining a uniform height to all rows and also methods for setting or retrieving the height of a single row.

Figure 2 Resizing All Data Rows.

WinForms RadVirtualGrid Resizing All Data Rows

C#
this.radVirtualGrid1.MasterViewInfo.RowHeight = 60;

Figure 3 Resizing A Single Data Row.

WinForms RadVirtualGrid Resizing A Single Data Row

C#
this.radVirtualGrid1.MasterViewInfo.SetRowHeight(0, 40);
int rowHeight = this.radVirtualGrid1.MasterViewInfo.GetRowHeight(0);

Events

The API exposes two events for notifications when a change in the height of a row is about to happen or has already happened.

  • RowHeightChanging: Raised before the operation starts, it can be canceled. The event arguments are:

    • Cancel: If set to true suspends the operation.

    • NewHeight: Value of the new row height.

    • OldHeight: Value of the old row height.

    • RowIndex: The index of the row which is about to be resized.

    • ViewInfo: Reference to the VirtualGridViewInfo object.

  • RowHeightChanged: Raised after the execution of the resizing operation. The event arguments are:

    • RowIndex: The index of the resized row.

    • ViewInfo: Reference to the VirtualGridViewInfo object.

C#
private void radVirtualGrid1_RowHeightChanging(object sender, VirtualGridRowHeightChangingEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.RowIndex == 0)
    {
        e.Cancel = true;
    }
}

private void radVirtualGrid1_RowHeightChanged(object sender, VirtualGridRowEventArgs e)
{

}

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