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There are different methods to make a widget the same width as the column, depending on the programming language and framework being used. However, here are some general approaches:

1. Using CSS: If the widget is created with HTML and CSS, you can set the widget's width to be 100% of the parent container's width. For example:

<div class="column">
  <div class="widget">
    <!-- widget content here -->
  </div>
</div>

.column {
  width: 50%; /* or any other desired width */
  float: left;
}
.widget {
  width: 100%;
  /* other styles */
}

In this case, the widget will take the full width of the column, which is 50% of the parent container's width.

1. Using a layout manager: If the widget is created with a GUI framework such as Java Swing, you can use a layout manager to set the widget's width to match the column's width. For example, with a GridLayout:

JPanel column = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1, 1)); // 1 row, 1 column
JPanel widget = new JPanel();
// add widgets to widget panel
column.add(widget); // add widget panel to column panel

In this case, the GridLayout will automatically adjust the widgets' size to fit the column's size.

1. Using JavaScript: If the widget is created dynamically with JavaScript, you can calculate the width of the column and set the widget's width accordingly. For example:

var columnWidth = document.querySelector('.column').offsetWidth; // get width of column
var widget = document.createElement('div');
widget.style.width = columnWidth + 'px'; // set widget width to match column width
document.querySelector('.column').appendChild(widget); // add widget to column

In this case, the widget's width will be set dynamically based on the actual width of the column.