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Why are there two columns in a pageblocksection?
So I am using a pageBlockSection with two columns to display some details for particular SObjects. The first column would hold a label and the second column would hold the value for that particular label. Here is a picture to illustrate this:
How to define column spacing in Visualforce Excel?
Here is a picture to illustrate this: So I am aligning the items in column 1 to the right and the items in column 2 to the left so that they look close to each other but have the same spacing between them.
How to shorten column width for pageblocksection?
However as you can see there is a large amount of whitespace to the left of the labels (created date, start date, etc) and some of the values have to wrap around due to their length. So I would like to shorten the width of the first column and extend the length of the second.
How are fields organized into columns in Visualforce?
Each field is put into a cell until the number of defined columns is reached, which then starts the next row. The component also has it’s own column attribute to define the number of columns to display (no need for grids).
How many columns should be in a pageblocksection in Salesforce?
While you can specify one or more columns for a pageBlockSection, Salesforce stylesheets are optimized for either one or two columns. If not specified, this value defaults to 2. The direction in which the generated HTML component should be read. Possible values include “RTL” (right to left) or “LTR” (left to right).
Can a page block section be expanded or collapsed?
A Boolean value that specifies whether the page block section can be expanded and collapsed by a user. If true, a user can expand and collapse the section. If not specified, this value defaults to true. The number of columns that can be included in a single row of the page block section.