---
title: "setDefaultColumnWidth(_:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nsbrowser/setdefaultcolumnwidth(_:)"
---

# setDefaultColumnWidth(_:)

Sets the default column width for new browser columns that do not otherwise have an initial width from defaults or the browser’s delegate.

## Declaration

```swift
func setDefaultColumnWidth(_ columnWidth: CGFloat)
```

## Parameters

- `columnWidth`: The default column width to set.

## See Also

### Sizing

- [removeSavedColumns(withAutosaveName:)](appkit/nsbrowser/removesavedcolumns(withautosavename:).md)
- [columnsAutosaveName](appkit/nsbrowser/columnsautosavename-swift.property.md)
- [NSBrowser.ColumnsAutosaveName](appkit/nsbrowser/columnsautosavename-swift.typealias.md)
- [columnContentWidth(forColumnWidth:)](appkit/nsbrowser/columncontentwidth(forcolumnwidth:).md)
- [columnWidth(forColumnContentWidth:)](appkit/nsbrowser/columnwidth(forcolumncontentwidth:).md)
- [columnResizingType](appkit/nsbrowser/columnresizingtype-swift.property.md)
- [prefersAllColumnUserResizing](appkit/nsbrowser/prefersallcolumnuserresizing.md)
- [width(ofColumn:)](appkit/nsbrowser/width(ofcolumn:).md)
- [setWidth(_:ofColumn:)](appkit/nsbrowser/setwidth(_:ofcolumn:).md)
- [defaultColumnWidth()](appkit/nsbrowser/defaultcolumnwidth().md)
- [rowHeight](appkit/nsbrowser/rowheight.md)