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GetPreferredSize(Control) Method
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FarPoint.Win.Spread Assembly > FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType Namespace > TextCellType Class > GetPreferredSize Method : GetPreferredSize(Control) Method


editor
Name of the editor control

Glossary Item Box

Gets the preferred (maximum needed) size of the cell for the editor control.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetPreferredSize( _
   ByVal editor As Control _
) As Size
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As TextCellType
Dim editor As Control
Dim value As Size
 
value = instance.GetPreferredSize(editor)
C# 
public override Size GetPreferredSize( 
   Control editor
)

Parameters

editor
Name of the editor control

Return Value

Size object containing the maximum needed size of the cell for the editor control

Example

This example returns the width of the editor control.
C#Copy Code
FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.TextCellType t;

private void Form1Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
      t = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.TextCellType();
      fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.Cells[0, 0].Text = "Test the editors size";
}

private void fpSpread1EditModeOn(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
      Size s;
      s = t.GetPreferredSize(fpSpread1.EditingControl);
      MessageBox.Show("The width of the editor is " + s.Width.ToString());
}
Visual BasicCopy Code
Dim t As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.TextCellType

Private Sub Form1Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
      FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.Cells(0, 0).CellType = t
      FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.Cells(0, 0).Text = "Test the editors size"
End Sub

Private Sub FpSpread1EditModeOn(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles FpSpread1.EditModeOn
      Dim s As Size
      s = t.GetPreferredSize(FpSpread1.EditingControl)
      MessageBox.Show("The width of the editor is " & s.Width.ToString())
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

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