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have yo looked into reflection<br />
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Thanks ItWorked, <br />
When I attempted to set the CssClass property, the tooltip presented by Visual Studio displayed that it was read only, and Visual Studio underlined the statement, but I'll give it a try and also try the control.Attributes.add(&quot;cl<wbr />ass&quot;,&quot;clas<wbr />sname&quot;) approach and let you know.
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Thanks ItWorked, the control.Attributes.add(&quot;cl<wbr />ass&quot;,&quot;clas<wbr />sname&quot;) worked.<br />
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I also tried the CssClass version but that still didn't work. Below is the element I was trying to dynamically add the CssClass to:<br />
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&lt;aside id=&quot;ctlSampleText&quot; class=&quot;&lt;%=sSelectedScheme%<wbr />&gt;&quot; runat=&quot;server&quot; ClientIDMode=&quot;Static&quot;&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This is sample text. &lt;a href=&quot;javascript:void(0)&quot;&gt;<wbr />This is a sample link&lt;/a&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;/aside&gt;
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I am trying to dynamically set a class (not the style attribute, the class) on a VB.NET control whenever the user selects an item from a dropdown. The dropdown has a list of class names in it, and I want to show the user what the effect of that class is by setting another control's class to that selected class. I am unable to set the CssClass of the target control because that attribute is read-only.<br />
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Is there a way to dynamically set a control's CLASS by responding to a dropdown list change?<br />
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thanks experts!
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I am trying to dynamically set a class (not the style attribute, the class) on a VB.NET control whenever the user selects an item from a dropdown. The dropdown has a list of class names in it, and I want to show the user what the effect of that class is by setting another control's class to that selected class. I am unable to set the CssClass of the target control because that attribute is read-only.

Is there a way to dynamically set a control's CLASS by responding to a dropdown list change?

thanks experts!

How to dynamically set a VB.NET control's class?

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