# C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.AutoGenerateColumns

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<h1 id="C1_Win_FlexGrid_C1FlexGridBase_AutoGenerateColumns_" data-uid="C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.AutoGenerateColumns*">AutoGenerateColumns Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets whether columns are automatically created when the grid is bound to a data source.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool AutoGenerateColumns { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property AutoGenerateColumns As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_FlexGrid_C1FlexGridBase_AutoGenerateColumns_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>By default, assigning a new <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.DataSource.html#C1_Win_FlexGrid_C1FlexGridBase_DataSource">DataSource</a> to the grid resets the column collection
to reflect the data source schema. If you set <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.AutoGenerateColumns.html#C1_Win_FlexGrid_C1FlexGridBase_AutoGenerateColumns">AutoGenerateColumns</a> to false, the
existing column layout will be preserved.</p>
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