change color of a combo box ITEM on hover

[sajidi99]

Hello,

Can someone tell me how to change the text color of a combo box item when mouse hovers on it?

Thanks

 

[SHelton]

Use the DrawItem event to draw the items the way you want. In the example below, the second item in the combo list is drawn in red when the mouse hover over it. (Don't forget to set the DrawMode property of the combo to OwnerDrawFixed).

void comboBox1_DrawItem(object sender, DrawItemEventArgs e)
		{
			e.DrawBackground();

			if (e.Index == 1 && (e.State & DrawItemState.Selected) == DrawItemState.Selected)
			{
				e.Graphics.DrawString(comboBox1.Items[e.Index].ToString(), comboBox1.Font, Brushes.Red, e.Bounds);
			}

			else
			{
				e.Graphics.DrawString(comboBox1.Items[e.Index].ToString(), comboBox1.Font, Brushes.Black, e.Bounds);
			}
		}

 

[sajidi99]

Thanks very much mate, thats exactly what I needed.

Cheers