WPF grid layout bug - wpf

In the WPF grid below, the middle column is not 6. Text B is all the way to the right instead of 6 away from Text A. I have tried * instead of Auto for the other columns but the result is the same.
How do I make the middle column 6? Is there a workaround? Why is it happening? Is it intended behaviour or a bug?
I make my grids this way so that I don't have to set a margin on every element.
<ScrollViewer HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="6" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="6" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Left">xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2">Text A</TextBlock>
<Rectangle Fill="YellowGreen" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="2" Background="LightCoral">Text B</TextBlock>
</Grid>
</ScrollViewer>
Note: My window width is Auto.
Edit:
Using #flq's solution but added a scrollviewer with horizontal scrolling, the problem is back. It's probably the same reason as why the solution doesn't show properly in the designer, something to do with WPF not knowing how to calculate widths without a constraining width.

I cannot confirm that setting the third column to * does not work. With the following XAML:
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Left">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="6" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="6" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Left">xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2">Text A</TextBlock>
<Rectangle Fill="YellowGreen" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="2" Background="LightCoral">Text B</TextBlock>
</Grid>
I get this:

I think you want to use "*" on the other columns that are not a fixed length
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="6" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

How do I make the middle column 6? Is there a workaround?
Solved by setting a MaxWidth inside the ScrollViewer (I used the largest double value).
Why is it happening? Is it intended behaviour or a bug?
In a ScrollViewer (or the designer), there is no maximum width. Somewhere in the layout calculations it is assigning the column width as 6 + *.
I think ultimately it is a bug because the column width can be calculated without needing a max width (it is specified as a fixed value and does not even need to be calculated).
<ScrollViewer HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
<Grid MaxWidth="1.79769E308">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="6" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="6" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.ColumnSpan="4">xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2">Text A</TextBlock>
<Rectangle Fill="YellowGreen" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="2" Background="LightCoral">Text B</TextBlock>
</Grid>
</ScrollViewer>

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WPF Datagrid does not fill the entire height and width when maximizing window

My DataGrid is not taking the whole space when I maximize the window in my WPF application. This is how I created the layout:
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Width="265">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="200" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Content="Date From:" />
<Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Content="Date To:" />
<DatePicker Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Margin="3" x:Name="DateFrom" />
<DatePicker Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" Margin="3" x:Name="DateTo" />
<Button Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
MinWidth="80" Margin="3" Content="Send" Click="PopulateGrid" x:Name="BtnPopulateGrid"/>
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<StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1">
<DataGrid Width="Auto" x:Name="Grid" Height="553"
Padding="10 0 0 0" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Visible" Margin="10,0,-707,0" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
and this is how it looks like on regular size:
and this is how it looks like when window is max:
What can I try next? I am new to WPF.
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="200" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Content="Date From:" />
<Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Content="Date To:" />
<DatePicker Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Margin="3" x:Name="DateFrom" />
<DatePicker Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" Margin="3" x:Name="DateTo" />
<Button Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2" HorizontalAlignment="Right" MinWidth="80" Margin="3" Content="Send" Click="PopulateGrid" x:Name="BtnPopulateGrid"/>
</Grid>
<Grid Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1">
<DataGrid x:Name="Grid" Padding="10 0 0 0" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Visible" />
</Grid>
</Grid>
Firstly if you wanna make your datagrid fill a container automatically, you need to use Grid, not StackPanel also your datagrid sizes need to be set auto.
Edit:
As #Erjon said : You don't have to use a container when you have a single DataGrid.But if you have more components with your DataGrid, Grid will be a better container choice instead of StackPanel.
Your main GridDefination sizes were set as Auto, that was wrong.You need to work with "*" if you want a resposive design.Auto means that "Set this control's size with its children".
Try adding in the datagrid ColumnWidth="*"
It will expand all columns to avaiable space and the datagrid will fill it's parent
The second ColumnDefinition of the first grid should be <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
And as #Zacos said in my answers comment you have to remove Width

Unexpected auto grid column width

the code below is a small snippet of a big wpf Window I am using in my Project. It produces the linked wpf Window.
I am wondering why my last grid column is so wide. I am expecting that the width of the last column depends on the width of the button, because the column width is set to "Auto".
If I remove the columnspan of the StackPanel the column width will be correct but then the CheckBoxes are not aligned to right side.
I hope you have understood my problem. My aim is, that the last column is as small as possible, the checkboxes are at the right side and the rest stays at it is.
Because this snippet is part of a bigger wpf window I cannot remove any grid rows or columns.
Thank you very much for your help.
Best regards.
WPF Window
<Window x:Class="TestProject.Window1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
d:DesignHeight="152.429" d:DesignWidth="403">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBox Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="0"
Margin="5"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"/>
<Button Grid.Column="2"
Grid.Row="0"
Margin="5"
Width="40"/>
<ComboBox Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="1"
Margin="5"
Grid.ColumnSpan="3"/>
<Image Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="2"/>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="1"
Grid.Row="2"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<CheckBox Margin="5"
Content="checkbox content 1"/>
<CheckBox Margin="5,0,5,5"
Content="checkbox content 2"/>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
You can put a grid inside another grid.
Here is the code that will help you achieve your goal.
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBox Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="0"
Margin="5"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"/>
<Button Grid.Column="2"
Grid.Row="0"
Margin="5"
Width="40"/>
<ComboBox Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="1"
Margin="5"
Grid.ColumnSpan="3"/>
<Grid Name="GridInsideAGrid"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="2"
Grid.ColumnSpan="3">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Image Grid.Column="0" />
<StackPanel Grid.Column="1">
<CheckBox Margin="5"
Content="checkbox content 1"/>
<CheckBox Margin="5,0,5,5"
Content="checkbox content 2"/>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Grid>

Make a TextBlock wrap inside Grid Column

I have the following XAML which shows a textblock in a grid. The problem is that it just stretches out, it even stretches itself greater than the windows width.
<Grid Background="Gray">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Padding="0" FontWeight="Bold" Margin="0,0,5,0">Description:</Label>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding Description}" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
</Grid>
You need to restrict the width of the second column to make the text wrap -
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

Make TextBlock FIT in stack panel so I can make ellipsis

How do I make TextBlock to resize to accomodate only available space in StackPanel?
StackPanel limited to my Grid layout. I just illustrated issue but in my real project it's little more complex, so ideally solution should be simple :)
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="200" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1"
Orientation="Horizontal">
<Button Content="Test" />
<TextBlock Text="Test test" />
<Button Content="Test 2" />
<TextBlock Width="Auto">
Some text that I want to trim with ellipse
</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
You would better make the StackPanel another Grid:
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="1*" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="200" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Button Grid.Column="0" Content="Test" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Text="Test test" />
<Button Grid.Column="2" Content="Test 2" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="3" Text="Some text that I want to trim with ellipse"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
I changed your 'main' grid some because it looks odd having only one row and column (starting at index=0) and setting the StackPanel to Grid.Row="1" and Grid.Column="1"
Proper answer is to use DockPanel instead of StackPanel. Last item in DockPanel will be sized to fit remaining space which is exactly what I needed.

WPF: Problem with overlapping controls and grid column widths

I have a problem regarding a parent grid with a control in it that overlaps a tabcontrol.
I need the child grid (in the tab control) to resize its columns according to the overlapping control.
Specifically, when the overlapping control is resized (due to resize of the window for example) the child grid inside the tabcontrol needs to resize its columns so that the child controls inside the tabcontrol grid isn't overlapped by the control that overlaps the tabcontrol.
I sincerely hope someone here knows a solution for this problem, I've been fighting with it for days :)
Thanks in advance!
Best regards,
Req
edit: In response to the comments below:
Absolutely - I figured I should have, but seeing that I was/am at work I didn't have the code handy. But I can write up a similar example of the XAML.
<Grid Name="parentGrid" >
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="1*" />
<RowDefinition Height="1*" />
<RowDefinition Height="1*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TabControl Name="tabCtrl" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.Row="1" Grid.RowSpan="2">
<TabItem Name="tabItem1">
<Grid Name="tabCtrlGrid">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" /> <!-- This is the column I want to resize according to the overlapping image control below -->
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="1*" />
<RowDefinition Height="1*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Button Name="someChildControl" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" />
</Grid>
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
<Image Name="overlappingImg" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="2" /> <!-- whenever the screen/window is resized, the parentGrid resizes, and thus resizing this overlapping image. -->
</Grid>
What needs to happen is that column 0 in the tabCtrlGrid needs to resize its width to fit the width of the overlapping area of the image. That way someChildControl is never overlapped by the image, regardless of how it's resized.
Hopefully that makes it a little more clear :)
How does this look?
<Grid Name="parentGrid" Background="LightGray">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="100" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="100" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Rectangle HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Fill="Aqua"/>
<TextBlock Text="Tab controller" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"/>
<Rectangle Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Fill="Aqua"/>
<TextBlock Text="Up down nav" Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch"/>
<Grid Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Rectangle HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="130" Height="160" Fill="BlanchedAlmond"/>
<TextBlock Text="CoverArt" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="130" Height="160"/>
<Rectangle Grid.Column="1" Fill="LightGray" />
<TextBlock Text="Tab content" Grid.Column="1" />
</Grid>
</Grid>

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