Gridview Column Width in ASP.NET 2.0

Question

How do you control the column width in a gridview control in ASP.NET 2.0?

Answer 1

I do it using the header style for the column:

<asp:BoundField HeaderText="Name" DataField="LastName">
   <HeaderStyle Width="20em" />
</asp:BoundField>

Answer 2

You can use the HeaderStyle-Width, ItemStyle-Width or FooterStyle-Width properties. These can be applied to all the columns or per-column basis.

    <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server">
        <HeaderStyle Width="10%" />
        <RowStyle Width="10%" />
        <FooterStyle Width="10%" />
        <Columns>
            <asp:BoundField HeaderText="Name" DataField="LastName" 
                HeaderStyle-Width="10%" ItemStyle-Width="10%"
                FooterStyle-Width="10%" />
        </Columns>
    </asp:GridView>