RadMenuItem (backcolor)

[Bryan Brannon]

I would like to know how to programatically change the backcolor of a RadMenu Item that I am adding to a RadDropDownButton:

Private Sub LoadColors()
        Me.ddlPatientColor.Items.Add(Me.CreateMenuItem("Red", "Red"))
        Me.ddlPatientColor.Items.Add(Me.CreateMenuItem("Green", "Green"))
        Me.ddlPatientColor.Items.Add(Me.CreateMenuItem("Blue", "Blue"))
        Me.ddlPatientColor.Items.Add(Me.CreateMenuItem("Purple", "Purple"))
        Me.ddlPatientColor.Items.Add(Me.CreateMenuItem("Black", "Black"))
        Me.ddlPatientColor.Items.Add(Me.CreateMenuItem("Brown", "Brown"))
        Me.ddlPatientColor.Items.Add(Me.CreateMenuItem("Orange", "Orange"))
        Me.ddlPatientColor.Items.Add(Me.CreateMenuItem("Yellow", "Yellow"))
        Me.ddlPatientColor.Items.Add(Me.CreateMenuItem("Pink", "Pink"))
    End Sub

    Private Function CreateMenuItem(ByVal Text As String, ByVal Value As String) As RadMenuItem
        Dim RadMenuItem As RadMenuItem = New RadMenuItem()
        RadMenuItem.Name = Value
        RadMenuItem.Text = Text
        RadMenuItem.BackColor = Color.FromName(Value)
        RadMenuItem.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Arial", 20.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        RadMenuItem.TextAlignment = ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft
        RadMenuItem.AutoSize = False
        RadMenuItem.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(243, 41)
        AddHandler RadMenuItem.Click, AddressOf ColorChosen
        Return RadMenuItem
    End Function

[Bryan Brannon]

Forgot to mention: ddlPatientColor is a RadDropDownButton control:

Friend WithEvents ddlPatientColor As Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadDropDownButton

[Jack]

Hello Bryan,

Thank you for writing us.

You can change the background color of the RadMenuItem by accessing the FillPrimitive contained in the item. Consider the code snippet below:

((FillPrimitive)this.radMenuItem1.Children[0]).BackColor = Color.Red;

Don't hesitate to contact us if you have other questions.

 
Regards,
Jack
the Telerik team

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