RepositoryItemPopupBase.AppearanceDropDown Property

Gets appearance settings used to paint the editor’s popup window.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

[DXCategory("Appearance")]
public virtual AppearanceObject AppearanceDropDown { get; }

VB.NET

<DXCategory("Appearance")>
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property AppearanceDropDown As AppearanceObject

Property Value

Type	Description
AppearanceObject	A AppearanceObject object with appearance settings used to paint the editor’s popup window.

Remarks

Use the AppearanceDropDown property to specify the popup window’s font settings, foreground and background colors, etc. The image below shows the customized date editor:

To customize appearance settings of the GridLookUpEdit‘s dropdown, use the grid’s designer. At design time, do the following:

• Select the RepositoryItemGridLookUpEditBase.PopupView property in the Properties window.
• Click the ellipsis button to invoke the grid’s designer.
• Switch to the “Appearances” page and customize appearance settings.

The AppearanceDropDown property is not supported for GridLookUpEdit and SearchLookUpEdit controls. These controls embed the GridControl in the popup window. Use the PopupView.Appearance property to customize appearance settings of the embedded grid control.

Read the following topic for additional information: Application Appearance and Skin Colors.