BackColor on Label doesn't seem to work

[tshad]

Why doesn't BackColor on a label work (ForeColor works):

Dim theAnswer as Label
theAnswer.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.yellow
theAnswer.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.green

BackColor on DataGridItem works fine.

Dim oGridItem as DataGridItem
oGridItem.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.green

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

It works here...

theAnswer.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow
theAnswer.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Green

renders as


<span id="theAnswer"
style="color:Yellow;background-color:Green;">Label</span>

Is there a stylesheet or something that is getting in the way?

Ken

 

[tshad]

It works here...

theAnswer.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow
theAnswer.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Green

renders as


<span id="theAnswer"
style="color:Yellow;background-color:Green;">Label</span>

Is there a stylesheet or something that is getting in the way?

That is possible. There is a style sheet. I will need to spend some time
trying to get it to work by backing out parts of the stylesheet.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[MWells]

Tom, the style sheet shouldn't override the node's style. Before you spend
time dismembering your css, take a look at the generated HTML for your page
to see if your color setting is getting rendered.

If not, there's likely a bug in your code that some basic breakpoints and
tracing can locate quickly.

/// M