WPF : Extend last column of ListView's GridView

Question

I have a ListView with a GridView with 3 columns. I want last column to take up remaining width of the ListView.

Answer 1

I haven't seen a one-line/simple XAML only solution. Set a width that's appropriate for the design view, and then modify the width on window size change like this:

Private Sub winMain_SizeChanged(sender As Object, e As SizeChangedEventArgs) Handles Me.SizeChanged
    TryCast(lvwDownload.View, GridView).Columns(3).Width = lvwDownload.ActualWidth - 340
End Sub

NOTE: This logic does not change/hover the width of a column when another is resized. It's great for filling a listview with the last column.

Answer 2

How About Using a Style

<Style x:Key="GridViewExtraStyle" TargetType="{x:Type GridViewColumnHeader}">
    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{x:Null}"/>
    <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{x:Null}"/>
    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{x:Null}"/>
    <Setter Property="Width" Value="1000"/>
</Style>

<ListView>
    <ListView.View>
        <GridView>
            <GridViewColumn Header="Abc"/>
            <GridViewColumn Header="" HeaderContainerStyle="{DynamicResource GridViewExtraStyle}"/>
        </GridView>
    </ListView.View>
</ListView>

Answer 3

You cannot be remove last column but you can be doin little illusion.

            <ControlTemplate TargetType="GridViewColumnHeader">
                <Grid>
                    <ContentPresenter x:Name="HeaderContent"
                                          Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" ... />
                    <Thumb x:Name="PART_HeaderGripper" ... />
                </Grid>
                <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                    <Trigger Property="HasContent"
                             Value="false">
                        <Setter Property="Visibility"
                                Value="Collapsed"
                                TargetName="PART_HeaderGripper" />
                    </Trigger>
                </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
            </ControlTemplate>

Answer 4

quick & dirty

xaml:

<ListView SizeChanged="ListView_SizeChanged" Loaded="ListView_Loaded" >
    <ListView.View>
        <GridView>
            <GridViewColumn Header="col1" Width="100" />
            <GridViewColumn Header="col1" Width="Auto" />
            <GridViewColumn Header="col1" />
        </GridView>
    </ListView.View>
</ListView>

cs:

private void ListView_SizeChanged(object sender, SizeChangedEventArgs e)
{
    UpdateColumnsWidth(sender as ListView);
}

private void ListView_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    UpdateColumnsWidth(sender as ListView);
}

private void UpdateColumnsWidth(ListView listView)
{
    int autoFillColumnIndex = (listView.View as GridView).Columns.Count - 1;
    if (listView.ActualWidth == Double.NaN)
        listView.Measure(new Size(Double.PositiveInfinity, Double.PositiveInfinity));
    double remainingSpace = listView.ActualWidth;
    for (int i = 0; i < (listView.View as GridView).Columns.Count; i++)
        if (i != autoFillColumnIndex)
            remainingSpace -= (listView.View as GridView).Columns[i].ActualWidth;
    (listView.View as GridView).Columns[autoFillColumnIndex].Width = remainingSpace >= 0 ? remainingSpace : 0;
}

Answer 5

That can't be done with simple XAML, but there are some solutions out there. Check this out:

• ListView Layout Manager
• Star size of a ListView column

Answer 6

There is a way to do it using behavior pattern

<ListView HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
          Behaviours:GridViewColumnResize.Enabled="True">
        <ListViewItem></ListViewItem>
        <ListView.View>
            <GridView>
                <GridViewColumn  Header="Column *"
                                   Behaviours:GridViewColumnResize.Width="*" >
                    <GridViewColumn.CellTemplate>
                        <DataTemplate>
                            <TextBox HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Text="Example1" />
                        </DataTemplate>
                    </GridViewColumn.CellTemplate>

See the following link for some examples and link to read more http://lazycowprojects.tumblr.com/post/7063214400/wpf-c-listview-column-width-auto

And to see the source code. Check out https://github.com/rolfwessels/lazycowprojects/tree/master/Wpf