Set ForeColor for list element

[Victoria F]

Editing UI Elements and trying to code it does not have any effect on the RadDropDownList ddb_1.
The SELECTED item in the box is blue. Which is good. But all items in the list are still black...

ddb_1.DropDownListElement.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(21, 66, 139);
ddb_1.DropDownListElement.ListElement.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(21, 66, 139);
ddb_1.DropDownListElement.ListElement.ElementTree.RootElement.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(21, 66, 139);

Please , help me to make list items in the list blue color.  Please see attached pictures.
Same problem with the treeview...

[Ivan Petrov]

Hi Victoria F,

Thank you for writing and for the attached screen shots.

Both these controls take advantage of the virtualization technology. This is why you have to use the formatting events to change the look of the items. You can use the nested RadListControl VisualItemFormatting event to change the fore color of the items in the drop down list. In addition, you have to change the fore color of the drop down editable area element. For the RadTreeView you can use the NodeFormatting event. Here is a code snippet which demonstrates all of the above:

public Form1()
{
  InitializeComponent();

  this.radDropDownList1.ListElement.VisualItemFormatting += new VisualListItemFormattingEventHandler(ListElement_VisualItemFormatting);
  this.radTreeView1.NodeFormatting +=new TreeNodeFormattingEventHandler(radTreeView1_NodeFormatting);
  this.radDropDownList1.DropDownListElement.EditableElement.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(21, 66, 139);
}

void ListElement_VisualItemFormatting(object sender, VisualItemFormattingEventArgs args)
{
  args.VisualItem.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(21, 66, 139);
}

private void radTreeView1_NodeFormatting(object sender, TreeNodeFormattingEventArgs e)
{
  e.Node.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(21, 66, 139);
}

I hope this will help. If you have further questions, I would be glad to help. Greetings,
Ivan Petrov
the Telerik team