# C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeView.GetColumnPreferredWidth

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<h1 id="C1_Win_TreeView_C1TreeView_GetColumnPreferredWidth_" data-uid="C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeView.GetColumnPreferredWidth*">GetColumnPreferredWidth Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_TreeView_C1TreeView_GetColumnPreferredWidth_System_Int32_" data-uid="C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeView.GetColumnPreferredWidth(System.Int32)">GetColumnPreferredWidth(int)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Calculates the minimum width of the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeColumn.html">C1TreeColumn</a> that will fit the currently displayed content.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public int GetColumnPreferredWidth(int columnIndex)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetColumnPreferredWidth(columnIndex As Integer) As Integer</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">columnIndex</span></td>
      <td><p>The index of the column whose preferred width is to be calculated.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><p>The minimum width of the  <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeColumn.html">C1TreeColumn</a> in <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeView.Columns.html#C1_Win_TreeView_C1TreeView_Columns">Columns</a> with given columnIndex that will fit the currently displayed content.</p>
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<h5 class="exceptions">Exceptions</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.indexoutofrangeexception">IndexOutOfRangeException</a></td>
      <td><p>Thrown if columnIndex is outside of the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeView.Columns.html#C1_Win_TreeView_C1TreeView_Columns">Columns</a> bounds.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Win_TreeView_C1TreeView_GetColumnPreferredWidth_C1_Win_TreeView_C1TreeColumn_" data-uid="C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeView.GetColumnPreferredWidth(C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeColumn)">GetColumnPreferredWidth(C1TreeColumn)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Calculates the minimum width of the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeColumn.html">C1TreeColumn</a> that will fit the currently displayed content.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public int GetColumnPreferredWidth(C1TreeColumn treeColumn)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetColumnPreferredWidth(treeColumn As C1TreeColumn) As Integer</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeColumn.html">C1TreeColumn</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">treeColumn</span></td>
      <td><p><a class="xref" href="C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeColumn.html">C1TreeColumn</a></p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><p>The minimum width of the given column that will fit the currently displayed content.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.argumentnullexception">ArgumentNullException</a></td>
      <td><p>Thrown if given treecolumn is null.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.argumentoutofrangeexception">ArgumentOutOfRangeException</a></td>
      <td><p>Thrown if given treecolumn doesn't belongs to the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.TreeView.C1TreeView.Columns.html#C1_Win_TreeView_C1TreeView_Columns">Columns</a> collection.</p>
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