WPF DataGrid - Why the extra column

Question

I have a WPF app that uses DataGrid to display some data. When I run the program there is an additional column as shown here:

Answer 1

The "extra column" is actually just unused space. Each of your columns define a Width value, so once they get assigned there is space left over.

If you want to get rid of that space, make at least one of your columns a * column so it stretches to fill available space.

My best guess as to why it looks normal in Visual Studio is probably because you have the designer width set to something smaller than the runtime width. If it were larger, you'd see the same thing.

If you don't want your control to stretch, then be sure to set it's (or it's parent's) horizontal/vertical alignment to something other than Stretch