Set DropDownList ListItem Font Color using C# and VB.Net in ASP.Net

Hi amar,

Refer below sample.

HTML

<asp:DropDownList runat="server" ID="drdVerification" Style="width: 150px;" OnSelectedIndexChanged="drdVerification_SelectedIndexChanged"
    AutoPostBack="true">
    <asp:ListItem Text="Need to ask" Value="A" Selected="True"></asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem Text="Incorrect" Value="I"></asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem Text="Correct" Value="C"></asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem Text="New" Value="N"></asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem Text="Asked - not verified" Value="Q"></asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem Text="Not applicable" Value="X"></asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem Text="NDB Already Updated" Enabled="false" Value="B"></asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem Text="Prov Resp Not Avail NDB" Enabled="false" Value="P"></asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>

Code

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    this.SetDropDownListItemColor();
}

private void SetDropDownListItemColor()
{
    foreach (ListItem item in drdVerification.Items)
    {
        if (item.Text.Trim().ToLower() == "need to ask")
        {
            item.Attributes.CssStyle.Add("color", "red");
        }
        else
        {
            item.Attributes.CssStyle.Add("color", "blue");
        }
    }
}

protected void drdVerification_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

}

VB.Net

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Me.SetDropDownListItemColor()
End Sub

Private Sub SetDropDownListItemColor()
    For Each item As ListItem In drdVerification.Items

        If item.Text.Trim().ToLower() = "need to ask" Then
            item.Attributes.CssStyle.Add("color", "red")
        Else
            item.Attributes.CssStyle.Add("color", "blue")
        End If
    Next
End Sub

Protected Sub drdVerification_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
End Sub

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