Override Skin file in CheckBoxList item

Hello,
I have a need to set the formatting of the checkboxes dynamically
added to a checkboxlist on my website. The problem is that we use a
master.skin file that overrides any classes I add to the listitems as
they are added to the checkboxlist.
I have experimented with SkinIDs in the past, but am unable to add a
SkinID to the items in the checkboxlist.

I add the items like this:
ListItem itemCategory = new ListItem();
itemCategory.Text = categoryList[i]["CategoryName"].ToString();
itemCategory.Value = categoryList[i]["CategoryID"].ToString();
cblCategories.Items.Add(itemCategory);

I've tried adding a class like this:
itemCategory.Attributes.Add("class", string.Concat("checkBoxOrder",
orderLevel.ToString()));

but that gets overriden by the skin file:
<asp:CheckBox runat="server" CssClass="checkBox"></asp:CheckBox>

Any help getting SkinID set on the checkboxlist items, or an
alternative way of styling would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Max

mdavis@medelect.co.uk

Are you using the Theme or StylesheetTheme attribute? With Theme, the
properies of the skin will override properties declared directly on a
control, whereas StylesheetTheme will only appliy skin properties if they
aren't already set on the control. So Stylesheettheme won't overwrite.

d

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news:79f53e11-d543-487b-8b8d-...
> Hello,
> I have a need to set the formatting of the checkboxes dynamically
> added to a checkboxlist on my website. The problem is that we use a
> master.skin file that overrides any classes I add to the listitems as
> they are added to the checkboxlist.
> I have experimented with SkinIDs in the past, but am unable to add a
> SkinID to the items in the checkboxlist.
>
> I add the items like this:
> ListItem itemCategory = new ListItem();
> itemCategory.Text = categoryList[i]["CategoryName"].ToString();
> itemCategory.Value = categoryList[i]["CategoryID"].ToString();
> cblCategories.Items.Add(itemCategory);
>
> I've tried adding a class like this:
> itemCategory.Attributes.Add("class", string.Concat("checkBoxOrder",
> orderLevel.ToString()));
>
> but that gets overriden by the skin file:
> <asp:CheckBox runat="server" CssClass="checkBox"></asp:CheckBox>
>
> Any help getting SkinID set on the checkboxlist items, or an
> alternative way of styling would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Max

On 15 Feb, 09:30, "Dave Sussman" <dav...@ipona.com> wrote:
> Are you using the Theme or StylesheetTheme attribute? With Theme, the
> properies of the skin will override properties declared directly on a
> control, whereas StylesheetTheme will only appliy skin properties if they
> aren't already set on the control. So Stylesheettheme won't overwrite.
>
> d
>
> <mda...@medelect.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:79f53e11-d543-487b-8b8d-...
>
> > Hello,
> > I have a need to set the formatting of the checkboxes dynamically
> > added to a checkboxlist on my website. The problem is that we use a
> > master.skin file that overrides any classes I add to the listitems as
> > they are added to the checkboxlist.
> > I have experimented with SkinIDs in the past, but am unable to add a
> > SkinID to the items in the checkboxlist.
>
> > I add the items like this:
> > ListItem itemCategory = new ListItem();
> > itemCategory.Text = categoryList[i]["CategoryName"].ToString();
> > itemCategory.Value = categoryList[i]["CategoryID"].ToString();
> > cblCategories.Items.Add(itemCategory);
>
> > I've tried adding a class like this:
> > itemCategory.Attributes.Add("class", string.Concat("checkBoxOrder",
> > orderLevel.ToString()));
>
> > but that gets overriden by the skin file:
> > <asp:CheckBox runat="server" CssClass="checkBox"></asp:CheckBox>
>
> > Any help getting SkinID set on the checkboxlist items, or an
> > alternative way of styling would be much appreciated.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Max

I didn't realise about the StyleSheetTheme attribute - what a great
find! Looks like it's the answer.

Cheers,
Max