How do you automatically resize columns in a DataGridView control AND allow the user to resize the columns on that same grid?

Question

I am populating a DataGridView control on a Windows Form (C# 2.0 not WPF).

My goal is to display a grid that neatly fills all available width with cells - i.e. no un

Answer 1

If you bind your datasource to a datatable for example, you need to set the properties after the binding is done:

        private void dgv_DataBindingComplete(object sender, DataGridViewBindingCompleteEventArgs e)
        {
            dgv.AutoSizeColumnsMode = DataGridViewAutoSizeColumnsMode.None;
            dgv.AutoResizeColumns();
            dgv.AllowUserToResizeColumns = true;
        }