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DOC: Incomplete Documentation on CListCtrl::SetColumnWidth

Article ID: 165746

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Foundation Class Library 4.2, when used with:
    • Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
    • Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition



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SUMMARY

The online documentation for CListCtrl::SetColumnWidth is incomplete. The current documentation says:

CListCtrl::SetColumnWidth

   BOOL SetColumnWidth( int nCol, int cx );

    Return Value
       Nonzero if successful; otherwise zero.

Parameters
   nCol   Index of the column whose width is to be set. In list view,
          this parameter must be [ASCII 150]1.

   cx   The new width of the column.

Remarks
   Changes the width of a column in report view or list view.

The documentation of the parameter cx is incomplete and should be the
following:

  cx   New width of the column, in list view coordinates, or one of the
       following values:

  Value                      Meaning
  -----                      -------
  LVSCW_AUTOSIZE             Automatically sizes the column.
  LVSCW_AUTOSIZE_USEHEADER   Automatically sizes the column to fit the
                             header text.

This documentation was corrected in Visual C++ version 6.0 for Windows.
                


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