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4/8/2010

This macro changes the width of a column in report or list view. You can use this macro or send the LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH message explicitly.

Syntax 

BOOL ListView_SetColumnWidth( 
  HWND 
hwnd, 
  int 
iCol, 
  int 
cx 
);

Parameters

hwnd

Handle to the list-view control.

iCol

Index of the column. In list view, the iColparameter must be –1.

cx

New width of the column, in list-view coordinates, or one of the following values.

Value Description

LVSCW_AUTOSIZE

Automatically sizes the column.

LVSCW_AUTOSIZE_USEHEADER

Automatically sizes the column to fit the header text.

Return Value

TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure.

Remarks

ListView_SetColumnWidthconverts the cxparameter to a 16-bit value.

Related message:  LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH

Requirements

Header commctrl.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also