By help of the Microsoft source server, one can find the property DataGridView.AutoGenerateColumns is flagged as [Browsable(false)]. Overriding this in a subclass and making it browsable by setting [Browsable(true)] doesn't help much, either (the property becomes visible; but every time you close and reopen the form's designer, the property is reset to true.
Post by Jack Jackson Does anyone know why DataGridView.AutoGenerateColumns does not show up in the IDE Properties window (VS 2005)?