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# newWidthForSelectedColumns()

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-ui-pivot](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-pivot/index.md)
- Kind: function
- Deprecated
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-ui-pivot/src/columnWidths.ts

> Warning: This API is now obsolete.
> 
> this method is deprecated, please use [setNewWidthForSelectedColumns()](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-pivot/sdk-ui-pivot.setnewwidthforselectedcolumns/index.md) instead.
> 

Creates width item that will set width for all columns containing values of the provided measure. To prepare width items for columns in tables without measures, pass measureOrId as `null`.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function newWidthForSelectedColumns(measureOrId: IMeasure | string, locators: (IAttributeColumnLocator | ITotalColumnLocator)[], width: number | "auto", allowGrowToFit?: boolean): IMeasureColumnWidthItem;
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| measureOrId | [IMeasure](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.imeasure/index.md) \| string | Measure specified either by value or by localId reference |
| locators | ([IAttributeColumnLocator](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-pivot/sdk-ui-pivot.iattributecolumnlocator/index.md) \| [ITotalColumnLocator](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-pivot/sdk-ui-pivot.itotalcolumnlocator/index.md))[] | Attribute locators to narrow down selection |
| width | number \| "auto" | Width in pixels |
| allowGrowToFit | boolean | _(Optional)_ indicates whether the column is allowed to grow if the table's growToFit is enabled |

**Returns:**

[IMeasureColumnWidthItem](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-pivot/sdk-ui-pivot.imeasurecolumnwidthitem/index.md)

## Remarks

See also [newAttributeColumnLocator()](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-pivot/sdk-ui-pivot.newattributecolumnlocator/index.md) to learn more about the attribute column locators.