Setting DropDownList.BackColor property

Hi JoeUS,

i think you need to supply a hex value in the FromHtml() method:

#ffffff - white
#000000 - black

Apresto

modify the code :
DropDownList.BackColor = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml("HtmlColor");

DropDownList.BackColor = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml(<% # HtmlColor %>);

You mean I can not assign back color values individually to the list elements?

i dont think so

that doesnt make any sense.

you need to pass in a colour representation

you just need to remove the quotes:

DropDownList.BackColor = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml("HtmlColor");

becomes

DropDownList.BackColor = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml( HtmlColor );

do you mean you want to assign different options different colours?

this code is in C# and on the code behind page. I am loading the values from a

DataSet that is why I need to use "HtmlColor" for the DropDownList component

These mods didn't solve the problem

DropDownList.BackColor = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml(<% # HtmlColor %>);
or
DropDownList.BackColor = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml( HtmlColor );

what is the content of HtmlColor

if its a hex value it should be fine

are you getting errors when you try the later suggestion?

The HtmlColor value is formated like this #FFFFFF and it of course changes with each listItem
The later suggestion gives me an out of context error. It seems like the DropDownList component can't process DataSet fields for background color. It does do fine when I give it a hard coded value (HEX #FF0000) but it doesn't take the same value from the DataSet

use HtmlColor.ToString() and see if that works

HtmlColor is a DB coulumn name and the format is correct for these two properties
DropDownList.DataValueField = "HtmlColor";
DropDownList.DataTextField = "HtmlColor";
but
DropDownList.BackColor = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml(HtmlColor.ToString());
fails just like
DropDownList.BackColor = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml("HtmlColor");

I have found the solution and it was "brdrok" who pointed me to the right direction
Here is the link to achieve what I was looking for and some explanation why
DropdownList color properties don't do so well in a DataBind situation. I also apreciate
"apresto" and  "skvikram" comments and efforts to trubleshoot this MS Bug.

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Code/2003/July/DropDownListBox.asp