WebControl.MergeStyle Method

Copies any nonblank elements of the specified style to the Web control, but will not overwrite any existing style elements of the control. This method is used primarily by control developers.

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

'Declaration
Public Sub MergeStyle ( _
	s As Style _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As WebControl
Dim s As Style

instance.MergeStyle(s)
public void MergeStyle (
	Style s
)
public function MergeStyle (
	s : Style
)

Parameters

s

A Style that represents the style to be copied.

The following example demonstrates how to use the MergeStyle method to merge a style with the style of a DataGrid control.

NoteNote

The following code sample uses the single-file code model and may not work correctly if copied directly into a code-behind file. This code sample must be copied into an empty text file that has an .aspx extension. For more information on the Web Forms code model, see ASP.NET Web Page Code Model.


<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
 
<html>
   <script runat="server">
 
      Private Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection 
      
         Dim dt As DataTable = New DataTable
         Dim dr As DataRow
         Dim dv As DataView
         Dim i As Integer
 
         dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("IntegerValue", GetType(Integer)))
         dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("StringValue", GetType(String)))
         dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("CurrencyValue", GetType(Double)))
 
         for i = 0 to 9  
         
            dr = dt.NewRow()
 
            dr(0) = i
            dr(1) = "Item " + i.ToString()
            dr(2) = 1.23 * (i + 1)
 
            dt.Rows.Add(dr)

         next i
 
         dv = New DataView(dt)
         CreateDataSource = dv

      End Function
 
      Private Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) 
      
         If Not IsPostBack Then 
            ' Load this data only once.
            ItemsGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
            ItemsGrid.DataBind()
         End If

      End Sub

      Private Sub Button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) 
    
         Dim myStyle As Style = new Style()
         myStyle.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
      
         ItemsGrid.MergeStyle(myStyle)

      End Sub
 
   </script>
 
<body>
 
   <form runat=server>
 
      <h3>WebControl MergeStyle Example</h3>
 
      <b>Product List</b>
 
      <asp:DataGrid id="ItemsGrid"
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           BackColor="Yellow"
           CellPadding="3"
           AutoGenerateColumns="false"
           runat="server">

         <HeaderStyle BackColor="#00aaaa">
         </HeaderStyle>

         <Columns>

            <asp:BoundColumn
                 HeaderText="Number" 
                 DataField="IntegerValue">
            </asp:BoundColumn>

            <asp:BoundColumn
                 HeaderText="Description" 
                 DataField="StringValue">
            </asp:BoundColumn>

            <asp:BoundColumn
                 HeaderText="Price" 
                 DataField="CurrencyValue" 
                 DataFormatString="{0:c}">
            </asp:BoundColumn>

         </Columns>
 
      </asp:DataGrid>

      <br><br>

      <asp:Button id="Button1" 
           Text="Merge Custom Style"
           OnClick="Button_Click"
           runat="server"/>
 
   </form>
 
</body>
</html>


Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

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