.NET Framework Class Library
WebControl..::.ForeColor Property

Gets or sets the foreground color (typically the color of the text) of the Web server control.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
<TypeConverterAttribute(GetType(WebColorConverter))> _
Public Overridable Property ForeColor As Color
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As WebControl
Dim value As Color

value = instance.ForeColor

instance.ForeColor = value
C#
[TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(WebColorConverter))]
public virtual Color ForeColor { get; set; }
Visual C++
[TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(WebColorConverter))]
public:
virtual property Color ForeColor {
    Color get ();
    void set (Color value);
}
JScript
public function get ForeColor () : Color
public function set ForeColor (value : Color)
ASP.NET
<asp:WebControl ForeColor="Color" />

Property Value

Type: System.Drawing..::.Color
A Color that represents the foreground color of the control. The default is Empty.
Remarks

Use the ForeColor property to specify the foreground color of the Web server control. The foreground color is usually the color of the text. This property will render on browsers earlier than Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4 for all controls, except the Image, AdRotator, HyperLink and LinkButton.

NoteNote:

On browsers earlier than Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4, this property is rendered as <font> tags.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to set the ForeColor property of the Table control, inherited from the WebControl base class.

Visual Basic
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">
</script>

<html  >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>Table Property</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <h3>Property of a Table Web Control</h3>

        <asp:Table id="Table1" runat="server"
            CellPadding = "10" 
            CellSpacing="0"
            GridLines="Both"
            Font-Bold="true"
            ForeColor="Red">

            <asp:TableRow>
                <asp:TableCell>
                    Row 0, Col 0
                </asp:TableCell>
                <asp:TableCell>
                    Row 0, Col 1
                </asp:TableCell>
            </asp:TableRow>

            <asp:TableRow>
                <asp:TableCell>
                    Row 1, Col 0
                </asp:TableCell>
                <asp:TableCell>
                    Row 1, Col 1
                </asp:TableCell>
            </asp:TableRow>
        </asp:Table>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
C#
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">
</script>

<html  >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>Table Property</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <h3>Property of a Table Web Control</h3>

        <asp:Table id="Table1" runat="server"
            CellPadding = "10" 
            CellSpacing="0"
            GridLines="Both"
            Font-Bold="true"
            ForeColor="Red">

            <asp:TableRow>
                <asp:TableCell>
                    Row 0, Col 0
                </asp:TableCell>
                <asp:TableCell>
                    Row 0, Col 1
                </asp:TableCell>
            </asp:TableRow>

            <asp:TableRow>
                <asp:TableCell>
                    Row 1, Col 0
                </asp:TableCell>
                <asp:TableCell>
                    Row 1, Col 1
                </asp:TableCell>
            </asp:TableRow>
        </asp:Table>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
JScript
<%@ Page Language="JScript" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">
</script>

<html  >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>Table Property</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <h3>Property of a Table Web Control</h3>

        <asp:Table id="Table1" runat="server"
            CellPadding = "10" 
            CellSpacing="0"
            GridLines="Both"
            Font-Bold="true"
            ForeColor="Red">

            <asp:TableRow>
                <asp:TableCell>
                    Row 0, Col 0
                </asp:TableCell>
                <asp:TableCell>
                    Row 0, Col 1
                </asp:TableCell>
            </asp:TableRow>

            <asp:TableRow>
                <asp:TableCell>
                    Row 1, Col 0
                </asp:TableCell>
                <asp:TableCell>
                    Row 1, Col 1
                </asp:TableCell>
            </asp:TableRow>
        </asp:Table>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
See Also

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