# FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpStatusBarTextElement.GetPreferedWidth

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<h1 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_FpStatusBarTextElement_GetPreferedWidth_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpStatusBarTextElement.GetPreferedWidth*">GetPreferedWidth Method
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns the preferred width for the element.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public override int GetPreferedWidth()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Overrides Function GetPreferedWidth() As Integer</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><p>The preferred width of the element.</p>
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<div><a class="xref" href="FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpBaseStatusBarElement.GetPreferedWidth.html#FarPoint_Win_Spread_FpBaseStatusBarElement_GetPreferedWidth">FpBaseStatusBarElement.GetPreferedWidth()</a></div>
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