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DataGrid: TextWrapping fixing issue when resizing

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#2,791 opened on Feb 8, 2019

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Description

What is the proper method of applying text wrapping so that when resizing a column to auto adjust the row height?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54584552/uwp-datagrid-textwrapping-rowheight-issues

<controls:DataGridTextColumn Width="300" IsReadOnly="True" Header="Description" Binding="{Binding Description}">
	<controls:DataGridTextColumn.ElementStyle>
		<Style TargetType="TextBlock">
			<Setter Property="TextWrapping" Value="Wrap" />
		</Style>
	</controls:DataGridTextColumn.ElementStyle>
</controls:DataGridTextColumn>

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Investigate the DataGridTextColumn ElementStyle property and ensure TextWrapping is properly applied during column resize. Check the DataGrid's measure logic for row height.
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