[Suggestion] ability to set the Column's width prop to "auto" or "content"

I am using the Table component with two columns. Right now the width prop of the Column component appears to be mapped to the css flex-basis property so it basically sets the initial width of the column which can change depending on the flexGrow and flexShrink.

I wish I could use auto or content for the width prop of the Column component and not only number values since these are valid values for the flex-basis property.

In my case, I want the left column to grow as much as possible without overlapping the right column which default size I cannot guess since it depends on localized text.

Setting the flex-basis property to auto gives me the exact behavior I want but since the width’s prop must be a number there’s no way I can set it without this ugly css:

.myColumn{
   flex-basis: auto !important;
}

Suggestion: accept ‘auto’ and ‘content’ as well as numbers for the Column’s width prop.

Example:

<Table>
....
    <Column
    dataKey="name"
    label="Name"
    cellRenderer={this.nameRenderer}
    width="auto"
    flexGrow={1}
    />
...
</Table>

Which versions of React and react-virtualized, and which browser / OS are affected by this issue? Did this work in previous versions of react-virtualized?

Browser	Chrome 72
OS	macOS mojave
React	16.5.2
React DOM	16.5.2
react-virtualized	9.21.0

[OnkelTem]

Check out the PR please.

• removes required from Column’s width and assigns auto to flex-basis by default;
• allows to use any string and number value for Column’s width.

[EliRobinson]

It’s 2021, is this something that will be added? This would be very nice to have.