Private Sub CreateAndBindDataSet(ByVal myDataGrid As System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid)
    Dim myDataSet As New DataSet("myDataSet")
    Dim myEmpTable As New DataTable("Employee")
    ' Create two columns, and add them to employee table.
    Dim myEmpID As New DataColumn("EmpID", GetType(Integer))
    Dim myEmpName As New DataColumn("EmpName")
    myEmpTable.Columns.Add(myEmpID)
    myEmpTable.Columns.Add(myEmpName)
    ' Add table to DataSet.
    myDataSet.Tables.Add(myEmpTable)
    ' Populate table.
    Dim newRow1 As DataRow
    ' Create employee records in employee Table.
    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 1 To 5
        newRow1 = myEmpTable.NewRow()
        newRow1("EmpID") = i
        ' Add row to Employee table.
        myEmpTable.Rows.Add(newRow1)
    Next i
    ' Give each employee a distinct name.
    myEmpTable.Rows(0)("EmpName") = "Alpha"
    myEmpTable.Rows(1)("EmpName") = "Beta"
    myEmpTable.Rows(2)("EmpName") = "Omega"
    myEmpTable.Rows(3)("EmpName") = "Gamma"
    myEmpTable.Rows(4)("EmpName") = "Delta"
    ' Bind DataGrid to DataSet.
    myDataGrid.SetDataBinding(myDataSet, "Employee")
End Sub


Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    ' Set and Display myDataGrid.
    myDataGrid.DataMember = ""
    myDataGrid.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(72, 32)
    myDataGrid.Name = "myDataGrid"
    myDataGrid.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(240, 200)
    myDataGrid.TabIndex = 4
    ' Add it to controls.
    Controls.Add(myDataGrid)
    CreateAndBindDataSet(myDataGrid)
    myDataGridTableStyle.MappingName = "Employee"
    ' Set other properties.
    myDataGridTableStyle.AlternatingBackColor = Color.LightGray
    ' Add DataGridTableStyle instances to GridTableStylesCollection.
    myDataGridTableStyle.PreferredColumnWidth = 100
    myColWidth.Text = ""
    myDataGrid.TableStyles.Add(myDataGridTableStyle)
    AddHandler myDataGridTableStyle.PreferredColumnWidthChanged, AddressOf MyDelegatePreferredColWidthChanged
End Sub


Private Sub MyDelegatePreferredColWidthChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    MessageBox.Show("Preferred Column width has changed")
End Sub


Private Sub myButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles myButton.Click
    Try
        If myColWidth.Text <> "" Then
            Dim newwidth As Integer = Integer.Parse(myColWidth.Text)
            myDataGridTableStyle.PreferredColumnWidth = newwidth
            ' Dispose datagrid and datagridtablestyle and then create.
            myDataGrid.Dispose()
            myDataGridTableStyle.Dispose()
            myDataGrid = New Windows.Forms.Datagrid()
            myDataGridTableStyle = New DataGridTableStyle()
            myDataGrid.DataMember = ""
            myDataGrid.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(72, 32)
            myDataGrid.Name = "myDataGrid"
            myDataGrid.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(240, 200)
            myDataGrid.TabIndex = 4
            Controls.Add(myDataGrid)
            CreateAndBindDataSet(myDataGrid)
            myDataGridTableStyle.MappingName = "Employee"
            ' Set other properties.
            myDataGridTableStyle.AlternatingBackColor = Color.LightGray
            ' Add DataGridTableStyle instances to GridTableStylesCollection.
            myDataGridTableStyle.PreferredColumnWidth = newwidth
            myColWidth.Text = ""
            myDataGrid.TableStyles.Add(myDataGridTableStyle)
            AddHandler myDataGridTableStyle.PreferredColumnWidthChanged, AddressOf MyDelegatePreferredColWidthChanged
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("Please enter a number")
        End If
    Catch ex As Exception
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
    End Try
End Sub